out of avarice
介词短语，说明行为的动机是贪婪。
He lied out of avarice, not necessity.
他撒谎是出于贪婪，而非迫不得已。
贪婪；贪得无厌
贪婪（七宗罪之一）；过度或无节制的贪婪；对财富的贪欲；应受谴责的贪婪；对财富的贪得无厌(拟人化为七宗罪之一)；对物质财富的极度贪婪
Extreme or excessive desire for wealth or gain; greed for material wealth.
过度或无节制的贪婪；对财富的贪欲
Excessive or inordinate desire of gain; greed for wealth
应受谴责的贪婪；对财富的贪得无厌(拟人化为七宗罪之一)
reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth (personified as one of the deadly sins)
贪婪；贪得无厌。
Inordinate desire for some supposed good.
对物质财富的极度贪婪
extreme greed for material wealth
His avarice led him to cheat his business partners.
他的贪婪导致他欺骗了商业伙伴。
用法提示：名词用作主语，表示‘贪婪’这一品质导致不良行为。
The story teaches that avarice is a destructive force.
这个故事告诫人们贪婪是一种破坏性力量。
用法提示：名词作主语，在泛论中表达‘贪婪’的概念。
She was disgusted by the avarice of the wealthy elite.
她对富裕精英的贪婪感到厌恶。
用法提示：名词作介词宾语，描述被厌恶的对象。
介词短语，说明行为的动机是贪婪。
He lied out of avarice, not necessity.
他撒谎是出于贪婪，而非迫不得已。
常用于描述人或组织被贪婪支配。
The executives were driven by avarice.
这些高管受贪婪驱使。
用 of 引出贪婪的主体。
The novel exposes the avarice of the merchant class.
这部小说揭露了商人阶层的贪婪。
for 后接所贪求的事物，如财富、权力。
His avarice for wealth destroyed his family.
他对财富的贪得无厌毁掉了他的家庭。
grammar · medium
易错句子He is an avarice person.
正确表达He is a person full of avarice.
avarice 是名词，不能直接放在名词前作定语；要表达“贪婪的人”，需用形容词 avaricious（如 an avaricious person），或用名词短语 a person full of avarice。汉语中“贪婪”可作形容词，所以容易把英语名词 avarice 直接当定语用。
grammar · medium
易错句子His avarice of money made him ruthless.
正确表达His avarice for money made him ruthless.
avarice 表示“对……的贪婪”时，后面习惯接介词 for，不用 of。汉语“对金钱的贪婪”容易直译成 of，但英语中 of 表示所属关系，此处需用 for 引出贪婪的对象。
greed 泛指对金钱、权力、食物等的过度欲望，最常用、语域中性；avarice 只指对财富的贪婪，语域正式，多见于书面语和宗教语境。
cupidity 与 avarice 都指贪财，但 cupidity 更生僻文雅，常指对财物或利益的贪求；avarice 更常见于正式书面语与宗教语境，专指对财富的贪婪。
gluttony 指贪吃贪喝，是七宗罪之一；avarice 指贪财，也是七宗罪之一。两者同属七宗罪，但贪求的对象不同。
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