He argued that the overcrowded cities were the product of a system based on 'selfishness' and 'rapacity'.他认为，过于拥挤的城市是一个建立在“自私”和“贪婪”基础上的体系的产物。...the rapacity of landlords and the misery of tenants.房东的贪得无厌与房客的不幸
英英词典释义
Noun
1. extreme gluttony
2. reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth (personified as one of the deadly sins)