lucre
lucre 英 [ˈlu:kə(r)] 美 [ˈlukɚ]
n. 收益；钱财；利润
名词复数:lucres
- Lucre is another word for money, or profit. It's most often used to describe money gotten illegally or immorally.
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- n. 收益；钱财；利润
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1. filthy lucre
不义之财
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2. She married a foreigner for mere lucre.
她仅仅为钱财而嫁给了一个外国人。
- lucre (n.) late 14c., from Old French lucre, from Latin lucrum "material gain, advantage, profit; wealth, riches," of uncertain origin. De Vaan says from Proto-Italic *lukro-, from PIE *lhu-tlo- "seizure, gain," with cognates in Greek apolauo "take hold of, enjoy," leia (Doric laia) "booty;" Gothic laun "reward." Filthy lucre (Titus i.11) is Tyndale's rendering of Greek aiskhron kerdos.
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