greedy學測 L3KK [ˈgridi] ｜ /ˈgridi/
貪婪的；貪心的·貪得無厭的
學測必考形容詞，常與 greed 混淆
His eyes were bigger than his stomach, so the greedy boy took three plates at the buffet.
他的眼睛比胃還大，這個貪心的男孩在自助餐拿了三個盤子。
一個畫面：眼大肚小
貪吃眼看到食物就想全部吃光
貪財手錢已經夠了還想再賺
貪心肚肚子已經飽了還想再裝
義項
貪婪商人B2adjective貪婪的；貪心的
The greedy man kept every coin for himself and never helped his poor neighbors.
這個貪心的男人把每一枚硬幣都留給自己，從不幫助貧窮的鄰居。
a greedy mangreedy for money
得寸進尺B2adjective貪得無厭的
The greedy landlord asked for more money every year even though the house was old.
這個貪得無厭的房東每年都要求更多錢，即使房子已經很舊了。
a greedy landlordgreedy for more
片語
greedy for power權力慾望 →渴望得到更多權力
eyes bigger than your stomach眼大肚小 →貪心拿太多吃不完
greedy pig貪吃小豬 →戲稱貪吃的人
greedy for money金錢慾望 →只想要更多錢
你會不會這樣說？
He is full of ___ for money. (greedy / greed)
看答案
greed
greedy 是形容詞，greed 是名詞，此格應填名詞。
'The greedy landlord asked for more money every year.' 這裡的 greedy 最符合哪個意思？(A) 貪心於金錢 (B) 貪得無厭，要求超過應得
看答案
(B)
房東逐年要求更多錢，符合「貪得無厭」義項，非單純想要金錢。
字族
greed 貪心；貪婪（名詞）・greedily 貪婪地（副詞）