greed的词源

英文词源

greed (n.)

"excessively eager desire to possess," c. 1600, a back-formation from greedy.

中文词源

greed：贪婪

原义为饥饿，词源不详。可能来自PIE*gwere, 喉咙，吞没，词源同gorge, voracity.

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