extravagance
翻译
奢侈, 浪费, 铺张
例句
His extravagance led to his financial ruin.
他的奢侈导致了他的财务崩溃。
Buying that car was an unnecessary extravagance.
买那辆车是一种不必要的奢侈。
语法模式
((uncountable noun)) 奢侈, 浪费. His extravagance led to his financial ruin.
((countable noun)) 奢侈品. Buying that car was an unnecessary extravagance.
近义词
同义词: luxury, wastefulness; 反义词: frugality, thrift
词源
源自拉丁语“extra-”(之外)和“vagari”(漫游)。意为“漫游”出正常消费的界限之外。
记忆技巧
可以联想“extra vagrant”(额外的流浪),指花钱大手大脚,没有节制。