A covetous man is good to none but worse to himself.
貪婪的人對別人毫無好處，對自己卻壞處更大。
英文諺語 3120 句（一）
第 5 部分
?? 句中詞匯解析
從本句中提取的重要詞匯
covetous
['k?v?t?s]
adj. <貶>貪婪的，垂涎的;狼貪虎視;愛財;饞;
?? covet(貪求)+ous(形容詞后綴)→貪夢的
"A poor man wants some things , a covetous man all things."
窮人需求不多,財迷想要一切.
近義：aspiring, materialistic, avaricious, possessive, pushful, thrusting
反義：orthodox, academic, square, straight, traditional, complaisant
pron. 沒有人，沒有一人;沒有一個;沒有一部分，沒有一點;
adv. 根本不;無法，絕不;
?? n(not)+one→毫無；無人；無物；毫不
"None of the passengers and crew were injured."
沒有一個乘客和機組人員受傷。
近義：naught, nobody, nothing, nought, aught, any
adj. 更壞的;惡化的;更厲害的;嚴重的( bad,ill,badly的比較級);
adv. 更壞地，更糟地;（程度上）更…;
n. 更壞的事物;
"The rooms were awful and the food was worse."
房間很糟糕，吃的更差。
近義：lousy, badder, baddest, punk, worst, awful
反義：higher, paramount, preferable, superior, topmost, upper
pron. （反身代詞）他自己;（用以加強語氣）他親自，他本人;
"Yielding himself to his feelings of worthlessness, he tried to kill himself."
他總是覺得自己一無是處, 便企圖自殺.
近義：herself, him, itself, oneself, themselves, yourself