acquisitiveness

ac·quis·i·tive

A0063000 (ə-kwĭz′ĭ-tĭv)adj.1. Characterized by a strong desire to gain and possess.2. Tending to acquire and retain ideas or information: an acquisitive mind.

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ac·quis′i·tive·ly adv.ac·quis′i·tive·ness n.ac·quis′i·tor (-tər) n.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

acquisitiveness - strong desire to acquire and possessgreed - excessive desire to acquire or possess more (especially more material wealth) than one needs or deservesbibliomania - preoccupation with the acquisition and possession of booksretentiveness, retentivity - the property of retaining possessions that have been acquired

acquisitiveness

noun greed, selfishness, avarice, rapacity, covetousness, avidity, rapaciousness, predatoriness, avidness, graspingness His villa is filled with evidence of his acquisitiveness.

acquisitiveness

nounExcessive desire for more than one needs or deserves:avarice, avariciousness, avidity, covetousness, cupidity, graspingness, greed.Informal: grabbiness.

Translations

渴望得到

acquire

(əˈkwaiə) verb to get. He acquired a knowledge of English. 習得，獲得 学到，获得 acquisition (ӕkwiˈziʃən) noun1. the act of acquiring. the acquisition of more land. 獲得 获取2. something acquired. Her recent acquisitions included a piano. 獲得物 获得物acquisitive (əˈkwizətiv) adjective eager to get possessions. an acquisitive child. 貪得的，物慾重的 渴望得到的，贪得无厌的 acˈquisitiveness noun 貪得，渴望佔有 渴望得到