lucre
英['lu?k?]
美['luk?]
- n. 收益；錢財；利潤
助記提示
“lucre”音似“盧克”——盧布和馬克——都是“錢”
中文詞源
lucre 錢財
來自拉丁語lucrum,財富，收益，常用于貶義指不義之財。可能來自PIE*rei,撕，搶，詞源同rob,rip.比較loot.
英文詞源
- lucre (n.)
- late 14c., from Latin lucrum "gain, advantage, profit; wealth, riches," from PIE root *lau- "gain, profit" (cognates: Greek apo-lanein "to enjoy," Gothic launs, German lohn "wages, reward," and possibly Sanskrit lotam, lotram "booty"). Filthy lucre (Tit. i:11) is Tyndale's rendering of Greek aischron kerdos.
雙語例句
- 1. the lure of filthy lucre
- 不義之財的誘惑
來自《權威詞典》
- 2. She married a foreigner for mere lucre.
- 她僅僅為錢財而嫁給了一個外國人.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 3. Perhaps because Mumbai stands for lucre, profane dreams and an indiscriminate openness.
- 也許是因為孟買主張財富 、 世俗的夢想和對外一視同仁的開放.
來自互聯網
- 4. I'm going to write a book for the lucre of gain.
- 我打算寫本書賺點錢.
來自互聯網
- 5. You cannot bribe me; I do not want you filthy lucre.
- 你別向我行賄, 我不要你的臭錢.
來自互聯網