covet: [13] Covetousness and cupidity are very closely related, etymologically as well as semantically. Covet comes via Old French coveitier from Vulgar Latin *cupiditāre, a verb derived from the Latin noun cupiditās (from which English gets cupidity). Its ultimate source is the Latin verb cupere ‘desire’. => cupidity
covet (v.)
mid-13c., from Old French coveitier "covet, desire, lust after" (12c., Modern French convoiter, influenced by con- words), probably ultimately from Latin cupiditas "passionate desire, eagerness, ambition," from cupidus "very desirous," from cupere "long for, desire" (see cupidity). Related: Coveted; coveting.
例文
1. It 's a sin to covet .
欲張りは罪である。
2.We do not covet anything from any nation.
私たちはどの国のものも狙っていません。
3. Covet not a gold-threaded robe.Cherish only your young days!
マンスリーを大切にしないように忠告し、少年を大切にするように忠告する。
4.Many large companies covet these low-cost acquisition of troubled small companies.
多くの大手企業がこれらの苦境に陥っている中小企業を安値で買収することを狙っている。
5.Jingqiu Li has the kind of programming skills employers covet .