greed
英 [ɡriːd]
美 [ɡriːd]
将“greed”分解为“green”和“eed”。想象一个绿色(green)的贪婪怪物(eed),它的贪婪如同其绿色外表一样明显和强烈。这种方法通过视觉联想帮助记忆单词的含义。
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greed 贪婪原义为饥饿,词源不详。可能来自PIE*gwere, 喉咙,吞没,词源同gorge, voracity.
- greed (n.)
- "excessively eager desire to possess," c. 1600, a back-formation from greedy.
- 1. A lot of this has to do with power and greed.
- 凡此种种都和权力与贪欲有关。
- 2. The rawness of his greed was frank and uninhibited.
- 他的贪婪是赤裸裸的,干脆直接,毫不掩饰。
- 3. Greed is one of the seven deadly sins .
- 贪婪是七罪宗之一。
- 4. His actions were motivated by greed.
- 他的作为是贪婪之心所驱使的。
- 5. The word " food " may connote " greed ".
- “ food ” 这个词可以含有 “ 贪婪 ” 的意思.