filthy lucre

短语

n. 不义之财，用卑鄙手段得来的钱财; 赃款

发音

UK /ˌfɪlθi ˈl(j)uːkə/
US /ˌfɪlθi ˈlukəɹ/

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Money, especially if obtained dishonestly.

    贬义 幽默 习语 不可数

词汇关系

名词

上位词 7

profit net profits earnings lucre net income net profit

词源

From filthy + lucre, which appears in the Tyndale Bible, and four times in the King James Version of the Bible, as a calque of Ancient Greek αἰσχρόν κέρδος (aiskhrón kérdos) and related terms such as αἰσχροκερδής (aiskhrokerdḗs, “[a person] given to filthy lucre”): see the quotations and Citations:filthy lucre.

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