Mammon

(noun.) (New Testament) a personification of wealth and avarice as an evil spirit; 'ye cannot serve God and Mammon'.

(noun.) wealth regarded as an evil influence.

校对:诺艾尔

• As mean as Mammon, you would say. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
• He had gathered and he had given flowers; he had offered a sentimental, a poetic tribute at the shrine of Love or Mammon. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
• Oh, when shall we wean ourselves from the worship of Mammon! 威尔基·柯林斯. 月亮宝石.
• In the last resort, she believed in Mammon, the flesh, and the devil--these at least were not sham. 戴维·赫伯特·劳伦斯. 恋爱中的女人.
• So Rebecca, during her stay at Queen's Crawley, made as many friends of the Mammon of Unrighteousness as she could possibly bring under control. 威廉·梅克比斯·萨克雷. 名利场.

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