covetous

形容词 adj.
中文释义
发音 kŭv'ət-əs

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Distastefully desirous or keen, especially for something belonging to someone else; avaricious.
    — The couaitous deſyre of riche men is euer vnſaciable. It always raueneth and neuer is ſatisfied.

词形变化

more covetous comparative most covetous superlative

词源

From Middle English coveitous, from Anglo-Norman *cuveitus, from Medieval Latin as if *cupiditosus, from Latin cupiditas (“desire”); see covet.
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