Word · Frequency #33419
avarice
贪婪；贪得无厌
核心释义
Extreme or excessive desire for wealth or gain; greed for material wealth.
- 1.
过度或无节制的贪婪；对财富的贪欲
Excessive or inordinate desire of gain; greed for wealth
- 2.
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)
- 3.
贪婪；贪得无厌。
Inordinate desire for some supposed good.
- 4.
对物质财富的极度贪婪
extreme greed for material wealth
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)；贪婪；贪得无厌。；对物质财富的极度贪婪
用法In use
His avarice led him to cheat his business partners.
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.
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.
用法提示：名词作介词宾语，描述被厌恶的对象。
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。
driven by avarice
常用于描述人或组织被贪婪支配。
The executives were driven by avarice.
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学习提示Learner notes
语法说明Grammar Note
不可数名词，常与介词 for 连用表示对某物的贪婪，但本词典型用法为抽象概念。
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页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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