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Distraught Rapacious Covetous Extremely Stem Rə'Peiʃəs A.强夺的,贪婪的 英

单词 rapacious
音标 [rə'peiʃəs]
解释 a.强夺的,贪婪的
红宝书 【英】 adj.强夺的,贪婪的( excessively grasping or covetous)
【考】 troubled : distraught / covetous : rapacious(程度: distraught is extremely troubled/rapacious is extremely covetous)
【记】 rap(抓取)+aciou→ 抓得多→贪婪的
【同】 同根词:rape(强奸); rapine(抢夺)派生词: rapacity(n.掠夺, 贪婪 )
字源 rapacious (adj.)
1650s, from Latin rapaci-, stem of rapax "grasping," itself from stem of rapere "to seize" (see rapacity) + -ous. Related: Rapaciously; rapaciousness.
不择手段背单词 adj. 强夺的; 贪婪的
【记】源于: rape(v /n 抢劫; 强奸)acious-贪婪的
【类】troubled: distraught = covetous: rapacious烦的和巨烦的 = 贪婪的和巨贪婪的
趣味全助记 【记】rap 抢,抓;rape 洗劫,掠夺,强奸
【相关】rap 抢,抓,敲, 拍,说话,rap music 说唱歌曲

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