| 正面 | 12998.covet 英 ['kʌvɪt]美 ['kʌvət]     |
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| 背面 |     释义： 音：渴望它cupidus "very desirous," from cupere "long for, desire" (see cupidity) => covet.vt. 垂涎；觊觎vi. 垂涎；觊觎 例句： 1. It's a sin to covet.贪得无厌是一种罪恶. covet 贪求来自拉丁词cupio, 渴求，词源同Cupid, cupidity, hope. covetcovet: [13] Covetousness and cupidity are very closely related, etymologically as well as semantically. Covet comes via Old French coveitier from Vulgar Latin *cupiditāre, a verb derived from the Latin noun cupiditās (from which English gets cupidity). Its ultimate source is the Latin verb cupere ‘desire’.=> cupiditycovet (v.)mid-13c., from Old French coveitier "covet, desire, lust after" (12c., Modern French convoiter, influenced by con- words), probably ultimately from Latin cupiditas "passionate desire, eagerness, ambition," from cupidus "very desirous," from cupere "long for, desire" (see cupidity). Related: Coveted; coveting." |