sumptuous: [15] Etymologically, sumptuous denotes ‘expensive, costly’; its modern connotations of ‘luxury’ or ‘lavishness’ are a secondary development. It comes via Old French somptueux from Latin sumptuōsus, a derivative of sumptus ‘expense’. This in turn was based on the past participle of the verb sūmere ‘spend, consume, take’ (source also of English assume [15], consume [14], presume [14], resume [15], and subsume [16]). And sūmere in turn was a compound verb, formed from the prefix sub- ‘under’ and emere ‘take’ (source of English example, redeem, etc). => assume, consume, example, presume, redeem, resume, sample, subsume
sumptuous (adj.)
late 15c., from Old French sumptueux or directly from Latin sumptuosus "costly, very expensive; lavish, wasteful," from sumptus, past participle of sumere "to borrow, buy, spend, eat, drink, consume, employ, take, take up," contraction of *sub-emere, from sub- "under" (see sub-) + emere "to take, buy" (see exempt (adj.)). Related: Sumptuously; sumptuousness.
双语例句
1. She produces elegant wedding gowns in a variety of sumptuous fabrics.
她用各种华贵的布料制作高雅的婚纱。
来自柯林斯例句
2. Johnson stared goggle-eyed at Kravis' sumptuous quarters.
约翰逊目瞪口呆地望着克拉维斯的豪宅。
来自柯林斯例句
3. We dined in sumptuous surroundings.
我们在富丽堂皇的环境中用餐。
来自《权威词典》
4. The guests turned up dressed in sumptuous evening gowns.
