Cupidity
[ kju'pɪdəti ]
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n. 贪财，贪心;
💡 词根助记
cupid(us)渴望+ity表具备某种性质 → 渴望更多 → 贪财，贪心
📝 例句
showing extreme cupidity; painfully desirous of another's advantages.
表现出嫉妒的贪婪；痛苦的渴望着他人的优势。
Immoderate desire for wealth; cupidity.
贪婪对财富的不正常的渴求；贪婪
"I hope it may be so," replied Caderousse, his face flushed with cupidity.
“我也希望如此。”卡德鲁斯回答，他的脸上闪耀着希望和贪欲的红光。
There was a glimmer of cupidity in those small, cunning eyes of his.
他狡猾的小眼睛里露出了一丝贪婪的神情。
Blinded by cupidity; obsessed with the desire for gain; overcome by covetousness
利欲熏心
🌱 联想助记
【记】※cupid-丘比特,cupidity-贪婪:丘比特之箭从来不射向贪心的人
※cup-杯子,idi-谐音“一滴”,ty-谐音“tea茶”:贪婪的连杯子里的一滴茶也不放过
✅ 同义词
📖 牛津释义
cupidity
n[U]
(fml 文) greed, esp for money or possessions 贪婪; （尤指）贪财物.
🔁 扩展释义
*[kju:'piditi]n. 贪心, 贪婪
📖 同为「GMAT」词汇
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About what?
关于什么
We should make it clear whether the damage was caused in transit or during the unloading process, or by other reasons.
我们要弄清楚货物是否在运输途中受损，还是在卸货过程中受损，或者别的原因。
If there had not been a hard layer of rock beneath the soil, they would have completed the job in a few hours.
如果不是因为土壤下面有一层坚硬的岩石，他们的营救工作仅用几个小时就可以完成了。