lucre
noun /ˈluːkə(r)/
/ˈluːkər/
[uncountable] (disapproving)- money, especially when it has been obtained in a way that is not honest or moral
(尤指来路不正的)钱财 - the lure of filthy lucre
不义之财的诱惑
词源late Middle English: from French lucre or Latin lucrum; the phrase filthy lucre is with an allusion to the Bible, Tit. 1:11. - the lure of filthy lucre