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lavish

英 ['lævɪʃ] 美 ['lævɪʃ]

adj. 浪费的；丰富的；大方的
vt. 浪费；慷慨给予；滥用

助记提示

1. lav- + -ish.
2. => torrent of rain, deluge.

中文词源

lavish 大量的

来自拉丁语lavare,冲洗，涌出，词源同lava,dilute,antediluvian,-ish,形容词后缀。即大量涌出的，大量的。

英文词源

lavish (adj.): mid-15c., from Middle French lavasse (n.) "torrent of rain, deluge," from Old French lavache, from laver "to wash," from Latin lavare "to wash" (see lave). Related: Lavishly.
lavish (v.): 1540s, from lavish (adj.). Related: Lavished; lavishing.

双语例句

1. American reviewers are lavish in their praise of this book.: 美国评论家们对该书不吝赞美之词。

2. Christian Lacroix is throwing a very lavish and very select party.: 克里斯汀·拉克鲁瓦正在举办一个非常豪华的上流聚会。

3. He was always a lavish spender.: 他花钱总是大手大脚。

4. The book drew lavish praise from literary critics.: 文学评论家们对此书好评如潮。

5. He staged the most lavish productions of Mozart.: 他组织了一场空前盛大的莫扎特作品演奏会。