O. Henryの短編 'THE ROADS WE TAKE' からの引用です。
The expression on Dodson's face changed in an instant to one of cold ferocity mingled with inexorable cupidity. The soul of the man showed itself for a moment like an evil face in the window of a reputable house.
"cupidity" の意味を調べます。
・Collins Dictionary: Cupidity is a greedy desire for money and possessions.: His eyes gave him away, shining with cupidity.
・Cambridge English Dictionary: a strong feeling of wanting to have something, especially money or possessions: You will not succeed in carrying conversion through by appealing merely to cupidity.
Vocabulary.comに次の様な丁寧な説明がありました。
Remember the saying “Greed is good”? It could just as easily be “Cupidity is good,” though admittedly it doesn’t roll off the tongue quite the same way. Cupidity means a burning desire to have more wealth than you need.
Though it sounds like it might have something to do with the little winged figure who shoots arrows and makes folks fall in love on Valentine’s Day, cupidity is all about the love of money. It comes to us from Latin cupidus, which means "desirous." It’s not a word that crops up a lot in conversation, though you might run across it in newspapers and magazines, particularly those blaming Wall Street’s unbridled cupidity for America’s economic woes.
"cupid" からはかけ離れたイメージですね。
The expression on Dodson's face changed in an instant to one of cold ferocity mingled with inexorable cupidity. The soul of the man showed itself for a moment like an evil face in the window of a reputable house.
"cupidity" の意味を調べます。
・Collins Dictionary: Cupidity is a greedy desire for money and possessions.: His eyes gave him away, shining with cupidity.
・Cambridge English Dictionary: a strong feeling of wanting to have something, especially money or possessions: You will not succeed in carrying conversion through by appealing merely to cupidity.
Vocabulary.comに次の様な丁寧な説明がありました。
Remember the saying “Greed is good”? It could just as easily be “Cupidity is good,” though admittedly it doesn’t roll off the tongue quite the same way. Cupidity means a burning desire to have more wealth than you need.
Though it sounds like it might have something to do with the little winged figure who shoots arrows and makes folks fall in love on Valentine’s Day, cupidity is all about the love of money. It comes to us from Latin cupidus, which means "desirous." It’s not a word that crops up a lot in conversation, though you might run across it in newspapers and magazines, particularly those blaming Wall Street’s unbridled cupidity for America’s economic woes.
"cupid" からはかけ離れたイメージですね。
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