avarice

名词 avarice:

1. reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth (personified as one of the deadly sins)
   同义词：greed, covetousness, rapacity, avaritia
2. extreme greed for material wealth
   同义词：avariciousness, covetousness, cupidity

1. Excessive desire, especially for wealth; covetousness or avarice.
   贪欲过度的渴望，尤指对财富的贪求; 贪婪或贪欲
2. Avarice drove him into theft.
   贪婪驱使他偷窃。

av.a.rice

n.（名词）
Immoderate desire for wealth; cupidity.
贪婪：对财富的不正常的渴求；贪婪

来源：
Middle English
中古英语
from Old French
源自 古法语
from Latin av3ritia
源自 拉丁语 av3ritia
from av3rus [greedy]
源自 av3rus [贪婪的]
from avôre [to desire]
源自 avôre [渴求]