Avarice
“Avarice”是一个名词,表示贪婪、贪欲,指对财富或金钱的过度渴望和贪婪。这个词强调对财富的过度追求。
- His avarice led to his downfall. (他的贪婪导致了他的垮台。)
- The character’s avarice was his main flaw. (角色的贪婪是他的主要缺陷。)
- Avarice blinded him to the needs of others. (贪婪使他看不到他人的需要。)
“Avarice”来自拉丁语 “avaritia”,由 “avarus”(贪婪的)组成,原意为”贪婪”。
“Avarice”是一个完整的单词,来自拉丁语,没有明显的英语词缀。
“Avarice”是正式和文学用词,常用于描述对财富的过度追求,在宗教、道德和文学语境中经常使用。
- 形容词形式:avaricious(贪婪的)
可以将 “avarice” 与 “avaricious”(贪婪的)联系起来,两者都与贪婪、贪欲有关。
In the story we read, the villain’s avarice was so extreme that he would do anything for money, even betray his friends. It was sad to see how his greed destroyed all his relationships. The story taught us that money isn’t everything.
在我们读的故事中,反派的贪婪是如此极端,以至于他会为了钱做任何事情,甚至背叛他的朋友。看到他的贪婪如何摧毁了他所有的关系,这很可悲。这个故事告诉我们,金钱不是一切。