avarice
翻譯
貪婪, 貪財
例句
His avarice led him to betray his friends.
他的貪婪導致他背叛了朋友。
Avarice is considered one of the seven deadly sins.
貪婪被認為是七宗罪之一。
文法模式
((名詞)) 貪婪 His avarice was his downfall.
近義詞
同義詞: greed (貪婪), cupidity (貪心), covetousness (貪求); 反義詞: generosity (慷慨), philanthropy (慈善)
詞源
源自拉丁語「avarus」(貪婪的),來自「avere」(渴望)。
記憶技巧
想像一個貪婪的人,他想要「have a rise」(獲得提升/增加),即擁有更多的財富。