sumptuary

英 ['sʌm(p)tjʊərɪ] 美 ['sʌtʃʊəri]
  • adj. 限制费用的;禁止奢侈的

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1、sumpt- ( sumptus ) -> sumptu- + -ary.
2、同样是与消费有关,但是sumptuary和sumptuous所表示的含义确是不同的,要注意区别:sumptuary强调对消费的限制和节制,而sumptuous则强调的是消费的奢侈与豪华。

中文词源


sumptuary 限制费用的,禁止奢侈的

来自拉丁语 sumptus,购买的,花销的,吃喝的,过去分词格于 sumere,购买,花销,缩写自 *sub-emere,来自 sub,向下,emere,买,词源同 assume,assumption,emption.-ary,形容词后缀。 后引申词义限制费用的,禁止奢侈的。

英文词源


sumptuary (adj.)
"pertaining to expense," c. 1600, from Latin sumptuarius "relating to expenses," from sumptus "expense, cost," from sumere "to spend, consume" (see sumptuous).

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