lavish

• adj. 浪費的；豐富的；大方的
• vt. 浪費；慷慨給予；濫用

來自拉丁語lavare,衝洗，湧出，詞源同lava,dilute,antediluvian,-ish,形容詞後綴。即大量湧出的，大量的。

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.

1. American reviewers are lavish in their praise of this book.

美國評論家們對該書不吝讚美之詞。

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2. Christian Lacroix is throwing a very lavish and very select party.

克裏斯汀·拉克魯瓦正在舉辦一個非常豪華的上流聚會。

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3. He was always a lavish spender.

他花錢總是大手大腳。

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4. The book drew lavish praise from literary critics.

文學評論家們對此書好評如潮。

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5. He staged the most lavish productions of Mozart.

他組織了一場空前盛大的莫紮特作品演奏會。

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