Word · Frequency #38570
acquisitiveness
/ə,kwiˈzitivnis/
noun
占有欲；贪得无厌；贪财
核心释义
the strong desire to acquire or own things, especially possessions
- 1.
贪得无厌；获取欲；占有欲。
The quality of being acquisitive; propensity to acquire property; desire of possession.
- 2.
颅相学中认为产生获取和占有欲望的官能。
The faculty to which the phrenologists attribute the desire of acquiring and possessing.
（骨相学中的）占有官能；获取欲；贪得无厌；获取欲；占有欲。；颅相学中认为产生获取和占有欲望的官能。；占有欲
用法In use
His acquisitiveness led him to buy things he didn't even need.
用法提示：acquisitiveness 作为主语核心词，表示占有欲这种特质。
The company's culture of acquisitiveness often resulted in wasteful spending.
用法提示：acquisitiveness 作为名词，在介词短语中修饰文化。
I try to curb my acquisitiveness by only buying what I truly need.
用法提示：acquisitiveness 作为宾语，表示需要克制的特性。
the acquisitiveness of sb/sth
acquisitiveness 是不可数抽象名词，常用 of 短语引出占有欲的主体，多见于正式书面语。
The acquisitiveness of the new elite reshaped the city's property market.
新贵阶层的占有欲重塑了这座城市的房地产市场。
sb's acquisitiveness
前面加物主代词或名词所有格，用来指某人的贪欲或获取欲。
相关词与表达Connections
易混词Confusing words
- possessiveness
- 占有欲；独占欲 · possessiveness 多指人际关系中想独占某人、容不得他人亲近的占有欲，常带嫉妒色彩；acquisitiveness 指对财物、资源的获取和占有欲望，偏正式，常用于心理学、经济或性格描述。
- greed
- 贪婪；贪心 · greed 是带强烈贬义的口语常用词，指对钱财、食物、权力等过度贪求；acquisitiveness 更中性、正式，侧重“获取欲”这一性格特质，不一定作道德谴责。
- acquisition
- 获得；收购；获得物 · acquisition 指“获得”这一行为或购得的物品、公司，是可数或不可数名词；acquisitiveness 指“想获取和占有”的性格倾向，二者词根相同但词义和句法功能不同。
词族Word family
- acquisitive
- 贪得无厌的；渴望占有的 · adj.
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