Acquisitive describes a person, a company, or a culture that wants to get things and keep them — money, land, objects, sometimes even other companies. It is about the hunger to own, not about being good at shopping. It often carries a slight frown: the writer thinks there is too much wanting.

acquisitive描述 a person一個人, a company一間公司, or a culture或一種文化 that wants to get things想要得到東西 and keep them並留住它們 — money錢, land土地, objects物品, sometimes even other companies有時甚至是其他公司。It is about the hunger to own重點是想擁有的渴望, not about being good at shopping不是很會買東西。It often carries a slight frown這個字常帶點皺眉的味道: the writer thinks there is too much wanting作者覺得對方想要得太多了。

You can talk about an acquisitive collector, or an acquisitive firm that buys up everything around it. It is a formal, slightly bookish adjective.

You can talk about你可以說 an acquisitive collector一個acquisitive的收藏家, or an acquisitive firm或acquisitive的公司 that buys up everything around it把周圍的東西全買下來。It is a formal這是個正式的, slightly bookish adjective有點書面味的形容詞。

Everyday English might say greedy, but greedy is hotter and ruder; acquisitive is cooler and more about possession. Though actually, acquire can also be used for skills (“acquire a language”), but acquisitive almost never means “eager to learn.” It stays with things you can hold.

Everyday English might say greedy日常英文可能會說greedy, but greedy is hotter and ruder但greedy比較火爆、比較粗魯; acquisitive is cooler and more about possession而acquisitive比較冷靜，重點在佔有。Though actually不過, acquire can also be used for skills acquire這個動詞也可以用在技能上 (“acquire a language”像acquire a language這樣), but acquisitive almost never means “eager to learn.”但acquisitive幾乎不會是「渴望學習」的意思 It stays with things you can hold它指的還是拿得到手的東西。