单词发音
- 英式发音:/griːdi/
- 美式发音:/ɡridi/
分析词义
- “Greedy”是一个形容词,主要用来形容一个人或行为表现出极度的贪婪,总是想要得到更多,不满足于现有的。
列举例句
- He was too greedy and ate too much, now he feels sick.
他太贪吃了,吃得太多,现在感到不舒服。
- The company's greedy practices led to its eventual downfall.
这家公司贪婪的做法最终导致了它的失败。
- She was warned not to be too greedy with her portion sizes at dinner.
她被警告晚餐不要吃得太过分。
词根分析
- 词根:greed(贪婪)
- 衍生词:greediness (名词,贪婪)
词缀分析
发展历史和文化背景
- “Greedy”一词来源于古英语“grēode”,意味着渴望、欲求。在西方文化中,贪婪通常被视为一种负面特质,与道德败坏和自我中心主义联系在一起。
单词变形
- 名词:greediness(贪婪)
- 动词:无直接动词形式,但可以用“be greedy”表达动作
- 形容词:greedier, greediest(比较级和最高级)
- 副词:greedily(贪婪地)
固定搭配、组词
- Greed for power(对权力的贪婪)
- Greedy eyes(贪婪的眼神)
记忆辅助
- 将“greedy”联想成一个人不断吃食物直到肚子痛的形象,帮助记住它表示“贪婪”。
小故事
A small boy named Tim found a jar full of candies. Unable to control his excitement, he became very greedy. He stuffed his mouth with candies until he couldn't eat any more. His friends laughed at him because he was too greedy and ended up with a stomach ache.
一个名叫Tim的小男孩发现了一罐满满的糖果。无法控制自己的兴奋,他变得非常贪婪。他把糖果塞进嘴里,直到再也吃不下为止。他的朋友们嘲笑他,因为他太贪心了,结果肚子疼。