greedy

• adj. 贪婪的；贪吃的；渴望的

词态变化

英文词源

greedy (adj.)

Old English grædig (West Saxon), gredig (Anglian) "voracious, hungry," also "covetous, eager to obtain," from Proto-Germanic *grædagaz (cognates: Old Saxon gradag "greedy," Old Norse graðr "greed, hunger," Danish graadig, Dutch gretig, Old High German gratag "greedy," Gothic gredags "hungry"), from *græduz (cognates: Gothic gredus "hunger," Old English grædum "eagerly"), possibly from PIE root *gher- (5) "to like, want" (source of Sanskrit grdh "to be greedy").

In Greek, the word was philargyros, literally "money-loving." A German word for it is habsüchtig, from haben "to have" + sucht "sickness, disease," with sense tending toward "passion for."

双语例句

1. Edith was seen as a conniving, greedy woman.

人们认为伊迪丝是一个诡计多端的贪婪女人。

来自柯林斯例句

2. You greedy pig! You've already had two helpings!

你这个馋嘴！你已经吃了两份了！

来自《权威词典》

3. The greedy boss stopped at nothing to gain profit.

贪婪的老板为了攫取利润无所不为.

来自《简明英汉词典》

4. The greedy child brought up all he had eaten.

这个贪吃的孩子把吃下去的东西全部吐了出来.

来自《简明英汉词典》

5. It was greedy of them to eat up all the candy.

他们把所有的糖都吃光了,真贪吃.

来自《简明英汉词典》