extravagance
翻譯
奢侈, 浪費, 鋪張
例句
His extravagance led to his financial ruin.
他的奢侈導致了他的財務崩潰。
Buying that car was an unnecessary extravagance.
買那輛車是一種不必要的奢侈。
文法模式
((uncountable noun)) 奢侈, 浪費. His extravagance led to his financial ruin.
((countable noun)) 奢侈品. Buying that car was an unnecessary extravagance.
近義詞
同義詞: luxury, wastefulness; 反義詞: frugality, thrift
詞源
源自拉丁語“extra-”(之外)和“vagari”(漫遊)。意為「漫遊」出正常消費的界限之外。
記憶技巧
可以聯想“extra vagrant”(額外的流浪),指花錢大手大腳,沒有節制。