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Covetousness is the noun: the state or habit of badly wanting what other people have. It names the quality, not the person. Teachers, preachers, and older books use it as a warning — covetousness is treated as a fault that can lead to stealing, lying, or never being glad of your own life. In the Bible you will hear Beware of covetousness. Everyday English more often says greed, envy, or wanting what other people have. Though actually, greed can mean wanting too much of anything (food, money, power); covetousness is more narrowly the hunger for another person's things. It is a formal, slightly churchy word, and that is part of how it feels.
貪婪；貪戀
原始詞典資料1 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
covetousnessnoun/ˈkʌvətəsnəs/
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Immoderate desire for the possession of something, especially for wealth.
- He which will yield to Fear. muſt neceſſarily yield to Covetouſneſs or any inordinate Deſire.
- Covetouſneſs is the yelow Jaundice of the foul, which ariſes from the over-flowing of the heart with love to yellow gold, by which a Chriſtian is dull'd and deadned.
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。