A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
掠夺性
Predatory
I've probably understood men too well. I realise they are predatory by nature, and I have a certain acceptance of the male animal.
我可能太了解男人了。我意识到它们天生就是食肉动物，我对雄性动物有一定的接受度。
The characters you refer to as predatory and unsavory are useful. They're the ones who make a novel into a thriller. They're active, and most of the common virtues, the signs of a good person, are not.
你所说的掠夺成性和令人厌恶的角色是有用的。他们把小说拍成惊悚片。他们是积极的，而大多数共同的美德，一个好人的标志，却不是。
What Wall Street and credit card companies are doing is really not much different from what gangsters and loan sharks do who make predatory loans. While the bankers wear three-piece suits and don't break the knee caps of those who can't pay back, they still are destroying people's lives.
华尔街和信用卡公司所做的，实际上与黑帮和高利贷者所做的并无太大不同，后者发放掠夺性贷款。虽然银行家们穿着三件套西装，不会把那些无力还款的人的膝盖骨弄断，但他们仍在破坏人们的生活。