English Dictionary

greedy

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈɡɹiːdi/

形容詞

前置詞句 古語

Having greed; consumed by selfish desires. / Prone to overeat. / (regular expressions) Tending to match as much text as possible.

日本語の意味

貪欲である、欲深である / 食べ過ぎやすい、過食傾向がある / （正規表現において）可能な限り多くのテキストにマッチしようとする

The greedy investor ignored the long-term risks in pursuit of quick profits.

その強欲な投資家は短期的な利益を追求して長期的なリスクを無視した。

意味（1）

Having greed; consumed by selfish desires.

For with ſuch puiſſance and impetuous maine / Thoſe Champions broke on them, that forſt the fly, / Like ſcattered Sheepe, whenas the Shepherds ſwaine / A Lyon and a Tigre doth eſpye, / With greedy pace forth ruſhing from the foreſt nye.

意味（2）

Prone to overeat.

意味（3）

(regular expressions) Tending to match as much text as possible.

This regular expression performs a greedy match.

意味（4）

(computer science, of an algorithm) That tries to find the global optimum by finding the local optimum at each stage.

意味（5）

(archaic) Greedily sought or pursued.

Suppoſe they be in number infinit, Yet being voyd of Martiall diſcipline, All running headlong after greedie ſpoiles: […] Their careleſſe ſwords ſhal lanch their fellows throats And make vs triumph in their ouerthrow.

greedier （ comparative ）

greediest （ superlative ）