(每日一词）covetous

Covetous [ˈkʌvətəs] 贪婪的; 垂涎的

meaning: A covetous person has a strong desire to possess something, especially something that belongs to another person

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1) 科学拆分：covet(词源同hope) + ous

2) 方便拆分：co- 理解为com-全部，所有 + vet-理解为wet + ous 形容词后缀

e.g. I can't help casting covetous looks at my neighbour's new Ferrari. 我忍不住对邻居的新法拉利车垂涎欲滴。