解释
- n. 收益;钱财;利润
※ 提供单词"lucre"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。
中文词源
lucre 钱财
来自拉丁语lucrum,财富,收益,常用于贬义指不义之财。可能来自PIE*rei,撕,抢,词源同rob,rip.比较loot.
英文词源
- lucre (n.)
- late 14c., from Latin lucrum "gain, advantage, profit; wealth, riches," from PIE root *lau- "gain, profit" (cognates: Greek apo-lanein "to enjoy," Gothic launs, German lohn "wages, reward," and possibly Sanskrit lotam, lotram "booty"). Filthy lucre (Tit. i:11) is Tyndale's rendering of Greek aischron kerdos.
例句和用法
- 1. the lure of filthy lucre
- 不义之财的诱惑
- 2. She married a foreigner for mere lucre.
- 她仅仅为钱财而嫁给了一个外国人.
- 3. Perhaps because Mumbai stands for lucre, profane dreams and an indiscriminate openness.
- 也许是因为孟买主张财富 、 世俗的梦想和对外一视同仁的开放.
- 4. I'm going to write a book for the lucre of gain.
- 我打算写本书赚点钱.
- 5. You cannot bribe me; I do not want you filthy lucre.
- 你别向我行贿, 我不要你的臭钱.
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