• n. 收益；錢財(cái)；利潤

來自拉丁語lucrum,財(cái)富，收益，常用于貶義指不義之財(cái)。可能來自PIE*rei,撕，搶，詞源同rob,rip.比較loot.

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.

1. the lure of filthy lucre

不義之財(cái)?shù)恼T惑

來自《權(quán)威詞典》

2. She married a foreigner for mere lucre.

她僅僅為錢財(cái)而嫁給了一個(gè)外國人.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

3. Perhaps because Mumbai stands for lucre, profane dreams and an indiscriminate openness.

也許是因?yàn)槊腺I主張財(cái)富 、 世俗的夢(mèng)想和對(duì)外一視同仁的開放.

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4. I'm going to write a book for the lucre of gain.

我打算寫本書賺點(diǎn)錢.

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5. You cannot bribe me; I do not want you filthy lucre.

你別向我行賄, 我不要你的臭錢.

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