Mammon

玛门

发音

UK /ˈmæmən/
其它
US /ˈmæmən/

别名

mammon

释义与例句

name
  1. 1.

    The desire for wealth personified as an evil spirit or a malign influence.

    玛门

  2. 2.

    Often mammon: wealth, material avarice, profit.

词源

From Late Latin mammona (“wealth”), from Hellenistic Ancient Greek μαμωνᾶς (mamōnâs), from Aramaic מָמוֹנָא (māmōnā, “money, wealth”). Compare Hebrew מָמוֹן (mamón, “money”).

来源:wiktionary