“cupidity” 指 贪婪、贪财(对金钱或财富的强烈欲望),常带有贬义,强调过度、道德上令人反感的贪求。(也可更广义指对利益的贪欲。)
/kjuːˈpɪdɪti/
His cupidity led him to cheat his friends for money.
他的贪财使他为了钱去欺骗朋友。
In the novel, the hero’s downfall is driven not by hate, but by cupidity and the slow corruption of his ideals.
在小说中,主人公的堕落并非源于仇恨,而是由贪欲以及理想逐渐被腐蚀所推动。
“cupidity” 来自拉丁语 cupiditas(欲望、贪求),与 cupidus(渴望的)同源;英语中多用来强调对财富或利益的不正当贪念,语体偏书面、文学或批评语境更常见。