acquisitive
adjective /əˈkwɪzətɪv/
/əˈkwɪzətɪv/
(formal, disapproving or business- wanting very much to buy or get new possessions
渴求获取财物的；贪婪的 - the post-war acquisitive society
战后贪婪的社会 - It is an acquisitive company looking for ways to expand.
那是一家充满野心寻求扩张的公司。
词源mid 19th cent.: from French acquisitif, -ive, from late Latin acquisitivus. from Latin acquisit- ‘acquired’, from the verb acquirere ‘get in addition’, from ad- ‘to’ + quaerere ‘seek’. The English spelling was modified (c.1600) by association with the Latin word. - the post-war acquisitive society