English Dictionary

covetous

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈkʌvətəs/

形容詞

Extremely keen or desirous, especially to obtain and possess something belonging to someone else; avaricious.

日本語の意味

極端に強く欲する、特に他人の所有物を手に入れようと欲しがる様 / 貪欲な、むさぼり深い

Her covetous gaze lingered on the heirloom necklace displayed in the shop window.

彼女は店のショーウィンドウに飾られた家宝のネックレスを、まるで他人の所有物を手に入れたいかのように欲しげな目でじっと見つめていた。

意味（1）

Extremely keen or desirous, especially to obtain and possess something belonging to someone else; avaricious.

Intimate as she was with Lady Anne, she would not but see how little the Misses Granard had of the ordinary pleasures of their age—but it never entered into her head to add to them—had one of their sweet faces been seen in her box at the opera, it might have attracted that attention she was feverishly covetous of engrossing.

more covetous （ comparative ）

most covetous （ superlative ）