lucre
发音
英 [ˈlu:kə(r)]
美 [ˈlukɚ]
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- n.
- <贬>金钱收益,利润
单词词源
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.
双语例句
- 1. He is still dazzled by lucre , but also determined to give warning of the dangers of excessive leverage .
- 他仍会为金钱利润而目眩,但是也会对过度杠杆效应的危险给予警告。
- 2. He values things other than lucre , as everyone does pride in his creation , pleasure in dealmaking , the public spotlight .
- 除了金钱,他还看重其他东西,就像所有人那样创建企业的自豪感、做成交易的快乐、公众的关注。
- 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. But there is a calling that is yet above high office , fame , lucre and security . It is the call of conscience .
- 但是在高官、名誉、财富和安全之上,还有另一个声音在召唤着我,是良知的召唤。
- 5. The problem is that the lucre obtained through exports tempted governments to put off other areas of the economy , such as freeing domestic sectors and encouraging domestic demand .
- 问题在于,通过出口模式赚到金钱之后,受其诱惑政府不再推动其他经济领域的发展,比如放松国内行业,并促进国内需求。
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