greed

greed的音标和读音：
DJ音标发音： [gri:d]
KK音标发音： [grid]

greed的词性：
n.（名词）

1. An excessive desire to acquire or possess more than what one needs or deserves, especially with respect to material wealth:
贪心；贪婪：一种对获取或拥有超过自身所需或应得的，特别是物质财富的过分的欲望：

“Many . . . attach to competition the stigma of selfish greed”(Henry Fawcett)
“许多人把竞争同自私贪婪的耻辱联系在一起”(亨利·福西特)

greed的词源：

2. Back-formation from greedy
源自 greedy的逆构词