Lucrative [ˈluːkrətɪv]

️[释义] 赚大钱的；获利多的 producing a large amount of money; making a large profit

️[固定搭配]

A lucrative business / contract / market 利润丰厚的生意 / 合同 / 市场

Highly/more/very lucrative 非常赚钱的

️[外刊例句]

Still, the announcement takes on greater significance given the damaging effects of the coronavirus crisis on Disney’s businesses, including its lucrative parks and movie studio.尽管如此，鉴于冠状病毒对迪士尼业务（包括其获利颇丰的迪士尼公园和电影）的毁灭性打击，该声明仍具有更重要的意义。（Los Angeles TimesApr 15, 2020）

Lobster fishing, based mostly in Maine and Massachusetts, is one of the most lucrative marine industries in New England.龙虾捕捞主要集中在缅因州和马萨诸塞州，是新英格兰最赚钱的海洋产业之一。（Washington TimesApr 13, 2020）

️【好词积累】

Still这里表示 (虽然…)还是；但；不过despite what has just been said。例如：The weather was cold and wet. Still, we had a great time. 天气又冷又潮，不过我们仍旧玩得很开心。

Take on 这里表示“呈现，显出(新面貌或新特点)”例如：Believing he had only a year to live, his writing took on a feverish intensity.由于以为自己只剩一年的活头，他的文字开始变得激情澎湃。（替换become）

️[词根记忆术] Lucre ative

Lucre表示钱财(disapproving),尤指来路不正的钱财,例如the lure of filthy lucre 不义之财的诱惑

-ative为形容词常用后缀，此外还有-iveitive,如descriptive描写的、acquisitive贪婪的

️[词源]Word Origin

This adjective is from the Latin word lucrum, meaning "profit." In Latin, lucrum also meant "greed," a negative sense preserved in the English phrase filthy lucre, or "shameful profit or gain." But the word lucrative doesn‘t carry a similar sense of shame — if your lawn-mowing job proves lucrative over the summer, you might be able to buy yourself a used car.

这个形容词来自拉丁文lucrum，意为“利润”。在拉丁语中，lucrum也有“贪婪”之意，这是英语短语filthy lucre（可耻的收益）中保留的消极含义。但是lucrative却没有羞耻之意-如果你在夏天修剪草坪利润丰厚，或许就能买一辆二手车。

️[同义替换]profitable, advantageous, fruitful, productive, remunerative, well-paid（雅思阅读、写作必备）

[每日一测]

翻译：He inherited a lucrative business from his father.