greed

• n. 贪婪，贪心

原义为饥饿，词源不详。可能来自PIE*gwere, 喉咙，吞没，词源同gorge, voracity.

greed (n.)

"excessively eager desire to possess," c. 1600, a back-formation from greedy.

1. A lot of this has to do with power and greed.

凡此种种都和权力与贪欲有关。

来自柯林斯例句

2. The rawness of his greed was frank and uninhibited.

他的贪婪是赤裸裸的，干脆直接，毫不掩饰。

来自柯林斯例句

3. Greed is one of the seven deadly sins .

贪婪是七罪宗之一。

来自《权威词典》

4. His actions were motivated by greed.

他的作为是贪婪之心所驱使的。

来自《权威词典》

5. The word " food " may connote " greed ".

“ food ” 这个词可以含有 “ 贪婪 ” 的意思.

来自《简明英汉词典》