A covetous man is good to none but worse to himself.
贪婪的人对别人毫无好处，对自己却坏处更大。
英文谚语 3120 句（一）
第 5 部分
📚 句中词汇解析
从本句中提取的重要词汇
covetous
['kʌvətəs]
adj. <贬>贪婪的，垂涎的;狼贪虎视;爱财;馋;
💡 covet(贪求)+ous(形容词后缀)→贪梦的
"A poor man wants some things , a covetous man all things."
穷人需求不多,财迷想要一切.
近义：aspiring, materialistic, avaricious, possessive, pushful, thrusting
反义：orthodox, academic, square, straight, traditional, complaisant
pron. 没有人，没有一人;没有一个;没有一部分，没有一点;
adv. 根本不;无法，绝不;
💡 n(not)+one→毫无；无人；无物；毫不
"None of the passengers and crew were injured."
没有一个乘客和机组人员受伤。
近义：naught, nobody, nothing, nought, aught, any
adj. 更坏的;恶化的;更厉害的;严重的( bad,ill,badly的比较级);
adv. 更坏地，更糟地;（程度上）更…;
n. 更坏的事物;
"The rooms were awful and the food was worse."
房间很糟糕，吃的更差。
近义：lousy, badder, baddest, punk, worst, awful
反义：higher, paramount, preferable, superior, topmost, upper
pron. （反身代词）他自己;（用以加强语气）他亲自，他本人;
"Yielding himself to his feelings of worthlessness, he tried to kill himself."
他总是觉得自己一无是处, 便企图自杀.
近义：herself, him, itself, oneself, themselves, yourself