Lucrative
Lucrative 形容一项业务、工作或投资能够产生大量的利润，即“非常赚钱的”。它比简单的 “profitable” 程度更深，通常暗示利润非常丰厚。
- “He decided to leave teaching for a more lucrative career in law.” (他决定放弃教职，转而从事获利更丰的法律职业。)
- “The company signed a lucrative contract with the government.” (公司与政府签署了一份利润丰厚的合同。)
- “Real estate investment can be highly lucrative if you know the market.” (如果你了解市场，房地产投资可能会获得极高的利润。)
- lucre-: 源自拉丁语 lucrum，意为“利润”或“收益”。
- -ative: 形容词后缀，表示具有某种倾向或性质。
- 后缀: -ative，构成形容词。
- 同根词: lucre (利润，常带贬义指不义之财)。
虽然 lucrative 是中性词，但其词根 lucre 在短语 “filthy lucre”（不义之财/臭钱）中常带有贬义色彩。然而在现代商业语境中，lucrative 纯粹是描述盈利能力的正面或中性词汇。
- 副词形式: lucratively
- 名词形式: lucrativeness
记住词根 lucre = money/profit。一个 lucrative 的项目就是能带给你很多 lucre（钱）的项目。
The young inventor had many ideas, but only one was lucrative. He made a small tool for opening jars. At first, it was just a hobby, but soon it became a lucrative business that made him a millionaire. He learned that a good idea is fine, but a lucrative idea changes your life.