mid-13c., from Old French coveitos (12c., Modern French convoiteux) "desirous, covetous," from Vulgar Latin *cupiditosus, from Latin cupiditas (see covet). Related: Covetously; covetousness.
权威例句
1. Even here a red Lamborghini Diablo sports car attracts covetous stares.
即便在这儿,兰博基尼的红色迪亚博罗跑车也会招来垂涎的目光。
2. A poor man wants some things , a covetous man all things.
穷人需求不多,财迷想要一切.
3. She is envious of Jane's good looks and covetous of her car.
她既忌妒简的美貌又垂涎她的汽车.
4. A covetous man is good to none but worse to himself.
贪婪之徒,与世无益,尤害自身.
5. He raised his head, with a look of unrestrained greed in his covetous eyes.