Although luckily surviving the attempted murder, Irene was hard hit by the fact that her boyfriend, ________ her wealth, had planned to kill her since they first met.
Acoveting正確答案
Bdiverting
Cforsaking
Dharnessing
答案與詳解
A
正確答案
covet 意為「覬覦、貪圖」,搭配 wealth 表示男友早已貪圖她的財富。
逐選項解析
Acovetingcovet 覬覦✓ 正確
covet = 覬覦、貪圖(他人財物),帶負面色彩。男友「覬覦她的財富」而計畫謀殺,語意完全吻合。分詞片語 coveting her wealth 作男友的後位修飾。
Bdivertingdivert 轉移✕ 錯誤
divert = 轉移、轉向(注意力、資金流向)。divert her wealth 意為「挪用她的財富」,但與「第一次見面就計畫殺她」的動機不符,語意偏離。