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extravagant

音標[ik'str?vg?nt] 讀音

漢語翻譯


a. 奢侈的, 揮霍無度的, 浪費

詞型變化:

名詞:extravagantness 副詞:extravagantly 

英文解釋:

形容詞 extravagant:

  1. unrestrained, especially with regard to feelings
    同義詞:excessive, exuberant, overweening
  2. recklessly wasteful
    同義詞:prodigal, profligate, spendthrift

例句:

  1. She accused us of being extravagant talk about the pot calling the kettle black!
    指責我們鋪張浪費--老鴰別嫌豬黑!
  2. The firm is big on extravagant promotion drives.
    家公司正大搞推銷運動
  3. In his youth he was an extravagant epicurean.
    他年輕時是個 * 。
  4. She was pilloried in the press for her extravagant parties.
    她的聚會十分鋪張,新聞界對她大加嘲弄。
  5. Marked by or inclined to waste; extravagant.
    浪費的以浪費為特徵或傾向於浪費的; 揮霍的
  6. It was the most extravagant purchase I have ever made.
    這是我買過的最奢侈的東西
  7. Don't be so extravagant; spend your money more carefully.
    不要如此揮霍; 花錢要更小心。
  8. He makes the most extravagant claims for his new system.
    他對他的新制度提出過分的要求。

詳細解釋:


ex.trav.a.gant

adj.(形容詞)
Given to lavish or imprudent expenditure:
浪費的:花費過多或輕率花費的:
例句:
extravagant members of the imperial court.
浪費的皇家成員

Exceeding reasonable bounds:
過度的,過分的:超過合理範圍的:
例句:
extravagant demands.See Synonyms at excessive
過分的要求參見 excessive

Extremely abundant; profuse:
極為豐富的;大量的:
例句:
extravagant vegetation.
茂盛的植被

Unreasonably high; exorbitant:
過高的;過分的:
例句:
extravagant fees.
過高的收費

Archaic Straying beyond limits or bounds; wandering.
古語 遊蕩的,流浪的:流浪超過界限的;遊蕩的

來源:
Middle English [unusual, rambling]
中古英文 [不尋常的,漫遊]
from Old French
源自 古法文
from Medieval Latin extr3vag3ns extr3vagant- [present participle of] extr3vag3ro [to wander]
源自 中世紀拉丁語 extr3vag3ns extr3vagant- [] extr3vag3ro的現在分詞 [徘徊]
Latin extr3 [outside] * see extra-
拉丁語 extr3 [在外面] *參見 extra-
Latin vag3ro [to wander]
拉丁語 vag3ro [漂泊]

【引伸】
extrav.agantly
adv.(副詞)
extrav.agantness
n.(名詞)

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