| 词汇 | cupidity |
| 释义 | cupidity noun[ U ] formaluk /kjuːˈpɪd.ə.ti/ us /kjuːˈpɪd.ə.t̬i/ a strong feeling of wanting to have something, especially money or possessions（尤指对金钱或财产的）贪心，贪婪 Synonym avariceformal Feelings of desire appetite caprice carnality carnally compulsion entitled hankering hunger impulse impulse buy impulse buying itchy temptation thirst urge vaulting whim whimsy wish yen Curiosity had been her ruling motive, far more than cupidity. Deciding, however, that his valuables were sufficiently protected, and that nothing was left out to excite the cupidity of a man to whom he had not been properly introduced, the person from Hartford went forth with a final retort. The sight of so much wealth arouses the cupidity of the knaves, and they at once brew a plot to murder the huntsman in his sleep. The wealth of her merchant princes had often tempted the cupidity of the despots of Asia. This colorless face expressed patience, commercial shrewdness, and the sort of wily cupidity which is needful in business. Examples of cupiditycupidity Her theme is that a mixture of ignorance and cupidity on both sides produced a great many boomerang effects. Other allegations had been motivated by cupidity, 819/2/39. The motives of his backers were hardly more edifying, moved as they evidently were by a mixture of political ambition and cupidity. The circumstances were unique and it is hard to judge to what extent inexperience, cupidity or a combination of the two were to blame for the dificulties. I do not think it is mere cupidity and the desire to possess a valuable part of territory which they have not hitherto possessed. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They think they have something up their sleeve which is far better—something that will appeal to the cupidity of mankind. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Then as the men's cupidity was raised so was the output diminished. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 What is that but an appeal to the cupidity of certain classes? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It could not be said that it was due to a mercenary attitude, or cupidity on the part of the legal profession. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 You will not succeed in carrying conversion through by appealing merely to cupidity. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They seemed to me to symbolise a measure of speculative cupidity and bad planning which has hardly been equalled this century. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 But the misdemeanours of these people would not have been possible without the cupidity and willing compliance of certain merchant banks. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Of these the most important is its appeal to cupidity, but it may also justly be described as a self-regarding and essentially uncreative activity. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If they help steer a company into healthy profitability they are charged with cupidity and favouring the interests of a particular class. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These men again and again condemn cupidity in the rich, and appeal to precisely the same feelings in the poor. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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