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单词 cupidity
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
cu•pid•i•ty /kyuˈpɪdɪti/USA pronunciation   n. [uncountable]
  1. eager or overwhelming desire, esp. to possess something, such as money or property;
    greed;
    avarice.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
cu•pid•i•ty  (kyo̅o̅ pid′i tē),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. eager or excessive desire, esp. to possess something; greed;
    avarice.
  • Latin cupiditās, equivalent. to cupid(us) eager, desirous (cup(ere) to desire + -idus -id4) + -itās -ity
  • Middle French)
  • late Middle English cupidite (1400–50
cu•pid•i•nous  (kyo̅o̅ pid′n əs),USA pronunciation adj. 
    covetousness, avidity, hunger, acquisitiveness.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
cupidity /kjuːˈpɪdɪtɪ/ n
  1. strong desire, esp for possessions or money; greed
Etymology: 15th Century: from Latin cupiditās, from cupidus eagerly desiring, from cupere to long for
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