covet
英 ['kʌvɪt]
美 ['kʌvət]
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音：渴望它
cupidus "very desirous," from cupere "long for, desire" (see cupidity) => covet.
中文詞源
covet 貪求來自拉丁詞cupio, 渴求，詞源同Cupid, cupidity, hope.
英文詞源
- covet
- covet: [13] Covetousness and cupidity are very closely related, etymologically as well as semantically. Covet comes via Old French coveitier from Vulgar Latin *cupiditāre, a verb derived from the Latin noun cupiditās (from which English gets cupidity). Its ultimate source is the Latin verb cupere ‘desire’.
=> cupidity - covet (v.)
- mid-13c., from Old French coveitier "covet, desire, lust after" (12c., Modern French convoiter, influenced by con- words), probably ultimately from Latin cupiditas "passionate desire, eagerness, ambition," from cupidus "very desirous," from cupere "long for, desire" (see cupidity). Related: Coveted; coveting.
雙語例句
- 1. It's a sin to covet.
- 貪得無厭是一種罪惡.
來自《現代英漢綜合大詞典》
- 2. We do not covet anything from any nation.
- 我們不覬覦任何國家的任何東西.
來自辭典例句
- 3. Covet not a gold - threaded robe. Cherish only your young days !
- 勸君莫惜金縷衣,勸 君惜 取少年時.
來自互聯網
- 4. Many large companies covet these low - cost acquisition of troubled small companies.
- 許多大公司都覬覦低價收購這些陷入困境的小公司.
來自互聯網
- 5. Jingqiu Li has the kind of programming skills employers covet.
- 李景秋有著雇主所垂涎的編程技能.
來自互聯網