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单词 lucrative
释义 lu·cra·tive
\ˈlükrəd.iv, -ətiv\ adjective
Etymology: Middle English lucratif, from Middle French, from Latin lucrativus, from lucratus (past participle of lucrari to gain, from lucrum gain, profit) + -ivus -ive
1.
 a. : producing wealth : moneymaking, profitable
  < lucrative literature meant novels and nothing else — G.B.Shaw >
  < a lucrative business >
  < a lucrative property >
 b. : worthwhile as a military target
  < many lucrative artillery targets — Infantry Army Reserve Training Bulletin >
  < a lucrative target for an atom bomb — R.W.Stokley >
2. archaic : having or marked by a love of gain : avaricious, greedy
3. Roman & civil law : acquired, received, or had without burdensome conditions
 < a lucrative title >
 < lucrative ownership >
lu·cra·tive·ly \-ə̇vlē, -li\ adverb
lu·cra·tive·ness \-ivnə̇s\ noun -es
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