Avarice
[ 'ævərɪs ]
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n. 贪婪;
💡 词根助记
avar贪婪+ice行为 → 贪婪
📝 例句
Their avarice knows no bounds, you can never satisfy them.
他们贪得无厌, 你永远无法满足他们。
(New Testament) a personification of wealth and avarice as an evil spirit.
（新约）作为罪恶根源的财富的人格化。
Had I really loved, could I have sacrificed my feelings to vanity, to avarice.
倘使我真心爱过人，难道我会为了虚荣或贪婪而牺牲自己的感情？
What does discretion end, and avarice begin?
做到什么地步为止就算知礼，打哪儿起就要算是贪心？
Thrift is desirable, but do not let it degenerate into avarice
节约是好的，但不要使它变成贪婪。
🌱 联想助记
【记】※ avarice -贪婪,variance-分歧:双方因贪婪而产生分歧
※ ava-谐音“爱我”,rice-大米:这个人真贪婪,吃自己的那份还不够,竟然爱我的大米
※ ava-谐音“爱挖”,rice-大米:爱挖大米这种人是不是有周八皮的风范!连大米都不放过,太贪财了
✅ 同义词
🔴 反义词
📖 牛津释义
avarice
n[U]
(fml 文) greed for wealth or gain 贪婪; 贪心
Avarice makes rich people want to become even richer. 贪婪使富人想要更富.
📖 同为「GRE」词汇
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Affectionately, Uncle John.
爱你的，约翰叔叔。
Set a thief to catch a thief.
以毒攻毒。
Most cats remain suspicious of humans all their lives.
在它们的一生中，大多数猫都对人存有戒心。