acquisitive + noun
acquisitive 作定语时直接放在名词前，形容人或社会追求获取财富或物品。
The acquisitive society values material wealth over personal relationships.
这个贪婪的社会重视物质财富，胜过人际关系。
贪婪的；渴望获得的
有获取倾向的；贪婪的。；倾向于获取和保留信息的。；贪婪的；[法] 取得的；获得的
eager to acquire and possess things, especially material possessions or ideas
有获取倾向的；贪婪的。
Able or disposed to make acquisitions; acquiring, greedy.
倾向于获取和保留信息的。
Dispositioned toward acquiring and retaining information.
Her acquisitive nature led her to collect rare books from every country she visited.
她渴望获取的天性促使她收集每个到访国家的稀有书籍。
用法提示：acquisitive 作定语形容词，修饰 nature，表示渴望获得的。
The company's acquisitive strategy made it buy out smaller competitors to grow quickly.
这家公司贪得无厌的战略使其收购较小的竞争对手以快速扩张。
用法提示：acquisitive 作定语形容词，修饰 strategy，表示贪婪获取的。
He became more acquisitive as his wealth grew, always wanting the newest devices.
随着财富增长，他变得更加贪婪，总想要最新的设备。
用法提示：acquisitive 作表语形容词，表示变得渴望获取、贪婪。
acquisitive 作定语时直接放在名词前，形容人或社会追求获取财富或物品。
The acquisitive society values material wealth over personal relationships.
这个贪婪的社会重视物质财富，胜过人际关系。
acquisitive 也可作表语，描述主语的贪婪或渴望获取的特点。
The collector is very acquisitive and never misses an auction.
这位收藏家非常贪婪，从不错过任何一场拍卖。
最通用、口语化；可指对食物、钱财、权力等任何东西的贪求，不像 acquisitive 那样强调“获取”的过程。
侧重对他人之物的嫉妒式渴望，常带贬义；acquisitive 更中性，指获取欲本身。
正式书面词，专指对金钱的贪欲，语气比 acquisitive 更重。
强调贪婪且自私，有“抓住不放”的主动意味；常作定语修饰人。
语气最强，含暴力、剥削或掠夺色彩；acquisitive 不含攻击性。
grammar · medium
易错句子His acquisitive is annoying.
正确表达His acquisitiveness is annoying.
中文里“贪婪”可作名词，但英语 acquisitive 是形容词，表达“他的贪婪”需用名词形式 acquisitiveness。
grammar · medium
易错句子He is very acquired and always wants more.
正确表达He is very acquisitive and always wants more.
acquired 是 acquire 的过去分词，意为“获得的”，不能形容人贪婪；表示“贪婪的”应用形容词 acquisitive。
grammar · medium
易错句子He is acquisitive for money.
正确表达He is greedy for money.
acquisitive 不与介词 for 搭配；要表达“对钱贪婪”常用 greedy for，而 acquisitive 本身已含“渴望获取”的意思，通常不接 for。
针对 acquisitive“贪婪占有的”这一义项，generous 强调乐于给予，是最常用的反义词。
针对 acquisitive“渴望据为己有”的义项，altruistic 强调为他人利益着想，与贪婪占有相反。
针对 acquisitive“只求自己多得”的义项，unselfish 表示不为自身谋利，注意不要机械地加 un- 前缀造词。
acquisitive 较正式，侧重对财物或知识的获取欲；greedy 更常用，可指对食物、金钱等的过分贪求，贬义明显。
covetous 强调渴望得到别人拥有的东西，暗含嫉妒；acquisitive 只表示有获取和占有的欲望，不一定针对他人之物。
acquired 是 acquire 的形容词/过去分词，指非天生、靠后天经历得到；acquisitive 是形容词，指有强烈的获取欲，常译作“贪婪的”，二者词形相近但含义不同。
物欲横流的社会
We live in an acquisitive society that measures success by possessions.
我们生活在一个以物质财富衡量成功的物欲横流的社会。
占有本能；获取本能
The acquisitive instinct makes people hoard things they do not need.
占有本能使人们囤积自己并不需要的东西。
贪得无厌的本性
His acquisitive nature led him to accumulate wealth at any cost.
他贪得无厌的本性使他不惜一切代价聚敛财富。
获取冲动；占有冲动
Sales tactics often trigger the acquisitive impulse in shoppers.
促销手法常常激发购物者的占有冲动。
攫取行为
Acquisitive behavior can lead to clutter and financial strain.
攫取行为可能导致家中堆满杂物并造成经济压力。
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ac- (toward, variant of ad-) + quisit (seek, from Latin quaerere) + -ive (adjective suffix). Related: ac- also in acquire, acquisition; quisit also in inquisitive; -ive also in active, creative.
强调物质财富和享受的价值观，与acquire possessions直接相关。
鼓励购买和获取商品的社会风气。
acquisitive所指获取的直接对象。
acquisitive之人追逐的常见目标。
过度获取并积攒财物的行为。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.