Mammon
['m?m?n]
- n. 錢財(cái)（作為偶像或罪惡根源看的，常為貶義）；財(cái)神；貪欲（等于mammon）
暢通詞匯
中文詞源
Mammon 財(cái)神
來自希臘語mammonas,來自亞拉姆語mamon,財(cái)富，收益，錢財(cái)。首字母大寫用于指財(cái)神，在中世紀(jì)時(shí)被認(rèn)為是魔鬼的化身。
英文詞源
- Mammon (n.)
- "personification of wealth," mid-14c., from Late Latin mammona, from Greek mamonas, from Aramaic mamona, mamon "riches, gain;" left untranslated in Greek New Testament (e.g. Matt. vi:24, Luke xvi:9-13) retained in the Vulgate, and regarded mistakenly by medieval Christians as the name of a demon.
雙語例句
- 1. It taught only materialism, the gospel of mammon.
- 它只是宣揚(yáng)金錢至上的物欲主義。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. It is not every day that one meets a business-person who is not obsessed with Mammon.
- 不貪財(cái)?shù)纳馊丝捎霾豢汕蟆?/dd>
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. It was possible to serve God and Mammon at the same time.
- 敬上帝與拜財(cái)神可以并行不悖.
來自辭典例句
- 4. I should do well to conciliate this ancient Mammon of Unrighteousness.
- 我得盡量謙卑一些,好博得這位老謀深算的惡神的好感.
來自辭典例句
- 5. He believes that our society teaches young people to worship Mammon.
- 他相信我們的社會(huì)教年輕人崇拜財(cái)神.
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