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EnglishTHE SCHOLAR'S LEXICON

covetousness

/kuhv-i-tuhs-nis/US // ˈkʌv ɪ təs nɪs //

贪婪,贪心,贪欲,贪婪之心

Related Words

cupidity利欲心,利欲熏心,利欲主义,利欲薰心greed贪婪,贪婪的,贪心,贪婪的人avariciousness贪婪,贪婪性,贪欲,贪婪之心

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : eager or excessive desire, especially for wealth or possessions:Social media so often encourages us to compare ourselves to others, inspiring covetousness and insecurity.

Synonyms & Antonyms

nounavarice
Synonyms
avariciousness贪婪,贪婪性,贪欲,贪婪之心cupidity利欲心,利欲熏心,利欲主义,利欲薰心greed贪婪,贪婪的,贪心,贪婪的人

Examples

  • Stealing was reprehended in the Ten Commandments, and so was covetousness.

  • These details having been arranged, it remained only for the Burbages to save their building from the covetousness of Alleyn.

  • They talked of the covetousness and want of scruple of the Knights, of their passion for aggrandizement and their rapacity.

  • They sowed in the hearts of youth the seed of covetousness, and they excited it with the bait of the most insatiable passions.

  • Envy and covetousness had long since stifled every sentiment of honor and self-respect in his base heart.

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