covetousness

/kuhv-i-tuhs-nis/US // ˈkʌv ɪ təs nɪs //

贪婪,贪心,贪欲,贪婪之心

Definitions

n.名词 noun

1
- : eager or excessive desire, especially for wealth or possessions:Social media so often encourages us to compare ourselves to others, inspiring covetousness and insecurity.

nounavarice

Synonyms

Stealing was reprehended in the Ten Commandments, and so was covetousness.
These details having been arranged, it remained only for the Burbages to save their building from the covetousness of Alleyn.
They talked of the covetousness and want of scruple of the Knights, of their passion for aggrandizement and their rapacity.
They sowed in the hearts of youth the seed of covetousness, and they excited it with the bait of the most insatiable passions.
Envy and covetousness had long since stifled every sentiment of honor and self-respect in his base heart.