"greed" in Chinese (Traditional)

貪婪貪心

Definition

一種強烈且自私的慾望，特別是想得到更多金錢或食物。

“Greed” 總是貶義，用來批評只顧個人利益的行為或人。常見於 “corporate greed”（企業貪婪）等短語。不要與“need”（需求）或“desire”（中性“渴望”）混淆。多見於道德、商業或社會討論。

Greed can lead people to make bad choices.

**貪婪**會讓人做出錯誤的選擇。

Many wars have started because of greed.

許多戰爭因**貪婪**而爆發。

The king was ruined by his own greed.

國王因自己的**貪婪**而毀滅。

Some people think greed is driving the housing market up.

有些人認為**貪婪**推動了房市上漲。

He was blinded by greed and ignored his friends' warnings.

他因**貪婪**矇蔽了心智，無視朋友的警告。

There's a fine line between ambition and greed.

雄心和**貪婪**之間只有一線之隔。