lucre的词源

英文词源

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.

中文词源

lucre：钱财

来自拉丁语lucrum,财富，收益，常用于贬义指不义之财。可能来自PIE*rei,撕，抢，词源同rob,rip.比较loot.

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