| 单词 | avaricious |
|---|---|
| 音标 | [.ævə'riʃəs] |
| 解释 | a.贪婪的，贪心的 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 a.贪婪的，贪心的(fu ll of avarice; greedy) 【考】 stoic : perturb / avaricious : satisfy(镇定的无法被干扰/ 贪婪的无法被满足) 【例】 He is too avaricious to donate anything to the poor. |
| 字源 | avaricious (adj.) late 15c., from Old French avaricios "greedy, covetous" (Modern French avaricieux), from avarice (see avarice). An Old English word for it was feoh-georn. Related: Avariciously; avariciousness. |
| 不择手段背单词 | adj. 贪财的 = greedy 【记】见avarice 【类】stoic: perturb = avaricious: satisfy镇定的不易被干扰 = 贪财的不易被满足 【反】contented(adj 满足的) |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】avarice + ious |
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