covet

英 ['kʌvɪt] 美 ['kʌvət]

解释

※ 提供单词"covet"的中文意思、发音示范及音标对照，中英文词源、例句和用法等。

covet 贪求

来自拉丁词cupio, 渴求，词源同Cupid, cupidity, hope.

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.

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3. Covet not a gold - threaded robe. Cherish only your young days !: 劝君莫惜金缕衣,劝君惜取少年时.

4. Many large companies covet these low - cost acquisition of troubled small companies.: 许多大公司都觊觎低价收购这些陷入困境的小公司.

5. Jingqiu Li has the kind of programming skills employers covet.: 李景秋有着雇主所垂涎的编程技能.