rapaciousness

ra·pa·cious

R0043000 (rə-pā′shəs)adj.1. Having or showing a strong or excessive desire to acquire money or possess things; greedy: "dishonest utilities and rapacious energy traders" (Paul Roberts).2. Living by killing prey, especially in large numbers: rapacious coyotes.3. Taking things by force; plundering: rapacious pirates.

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[From Latin rapāx, rapāc-, from rapere, to seize; see rep- in Indo-European roots.]

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ra·pa′cious·ly adv.ra·pac′i·ty (rə-păs′ĭ-tē), ra·pa′cious·ness n.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	rapaciousness - extreme gluttony rapacity, voraciousness, voracity, edacity, esuriencegluttony - habitual eating to excess
	2.	rapaciousness - an excessive desire for wealth (usually in large amounts); "the greediness of lawyers"greediness, voraciousnessselfishness - stinginess resulting from a concern for your own welfare and a disregard of others

rapaciousness

nounThe quality or condition of being voracious:avidity, edacity, omnivorousness, rapacity, ravenousness, voracity.

Translations

强取贪婪

rapacious

(rəˈpeiʃəs) adjective greedy (especially for money); eager to seize as much as possible. 掠奪(尤指金錢)成性的 贪得无厌的，贪婪的 raˈpaciously adverb 掠奪成性地 贪婪得地，强取地 raˈpaciousness noun 掠奪成性 贪婪，强取 raˈpacity (-ˈpӕsə-) noun 掠奪 掠夺