formalGREEDY a desire to have a lot of money that is considered to be too strong 贪得无厌,贪婪SYN greed
—avaricious /ˌævəˈrɪʃəs/adjectiveadj
—avariciouslyadverbadv
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avarice• Consuming the fruits of the Earthunrestrained, we become consumed ourselves by avarice and greed.• I interpreted his secrecy as emotionalavarice.• But it is also a saga of humanavarice and the abuse of power.• In Emor he had been richbeyond the dreams of avarice.• As a result of the man's refreshinglack of avarice, a replica of the pub had to be built.• Imperceptibly at first, the avarice for which their caste is famous began to shine through like copper beneath worn silver-plating.
Originavarice
(1200-1300)Old FrenchLatinavaritia, from avarus“avaricious”, from avere“to want to have”