| 单词 | avariciousness |
| 例句 | It is anyone's guess whether ownership can survive the accessibility the Internet provides or the avariciousness of the music streaming services. 'Blurred Lines' verdict would rock Amadeus and other great composers 2015-03-14T04:00:00Z For the Greeks, that was just avariciousness, an activity that shrunk you down into a people-pleasing marketer or hollowed you out because you pursued hollow things. Chest-thumping vs. honor and nobility 2017-08-01T04:00:00Z The disgust at Shkreli's avariciousness has been so strong that he's inevitably drawn comparisons and analogies to another widely derided figure: Donald Trump. Shkreli fraud arrest incites schadenfreude fest 2015-12-18T05:00:00Z Phœbe had been loath to leave school when her parents insisted, and Anstiss said it was merely avariciousness on their part, as her father was earning good pay. Brenda's Bargain A Story for Girls 2011-09-09T02:01:09.477Z The avariciousness of man, and his unscrupulousness where either money or jewels are concerned, are well known even to you, at your age. The Count's Chauffeur He received his pay and left the office, rejoicing that he had not lied for the purposes of abetting a sordid avariciousness, and benefiting an unprincipled employer. Sowing and Reaping Their imposing sculptures, curious arms, picture records, and rich, fanciful garments, filled the invaders with surprise and whetted their gross avariciousness. Aztec Land I have told you of Irish avariciousness in the matter of land, and have explained the reason of it. Ireland as It Is And as It Would be Under Home Rule Rasputin was at that moment occupied by two matters—first, the fierce antagonism of Vorontsof Dachkof; and secondly, his avariciousness concerning the concession for gambling at that pretty little town east of Odessa. The Minister of Evil The Secret History of Rasputin's Betrayal of Russia He may take His departure, and we may receive in our hearts the spirit of avariciousness and selfishness. Gathering Jewels The Secret of a Beautiful Life: In Memoriam of Mr. & Mrs. James Knowles. Selected from Their Diaries. But miserliness or avariciousness is a different thing from economy. Architects of Fate or, Steps to Success and Power As for philosophy, it makes an architect high-minded and not self-assuming, but rather renders him courteous, just, and honest without avariciousness. The Ten Books on Architecture No! we find his actions narrowed down to the sordidness of the miser, the avariciousness of the extortioner. The Trials of the Soldier's Wife A Tale of the Second American Revolution "Does she wish to enter our circle?" inquired the monk, adding with his usual avariciousness: "Has she money?" The Minister of Evil The Secret History of Rasputin's Betrayal of Russia Balcom announced the object of his visit immediately, and while he was speaking he fingered a roll of bills which he had taken from his pocket the better to arouse the old hag's avariciousness. The Master Mystery In the north some disturbances had originated as early as 1775, amongst the Protestant weavers, who suffered severely from the general depression of trade, and the avariciousness of commercial speculators. An Illustrated History of Ireland from AD 400 to 1800 Pirkheimer, writing after the artist's death, says that by her avariciousness and quarreling nature she brought him to the grave before his day. Seeing Europe with Famous Authors, Volume 5 Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Switzerland, Part 1 Isn't it well to have a trades-union system which curbs the avariciousness of employers and gives workmen a chance to develop the best that is in them? Editorials from the Hearst Newspapers It was quite evident from his very mannerism that Thurid had keenly guessed the man's weakness—even the clawlike, clutching movement of the fingers betokened the avariciousness of the miser. Warlord of Mars And the dying woman, still possessed by her Norman avariciousness, replied YES with her eyes and her forehead, and so urged her son to get in his wheat, and to leave her to die alone. Selected Writings of Guy De Maupassant The elder daughter is killed by a cobra-bite because of her avariciousness. Filipino Popular Tales I explained to him the petty squabbles between Court and Parliament, in consequence of the extortionate imposts and of Mazarin's avariciousness. The Suitors of Yvonne: being a portion of the memoirs of the Sieur Gaston de Luynes The avariciousness of the household yielded to the demands of religion. The Village Rector |
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