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lux·u·ry
/ˈlʌkʃ(ə)ri, ʒ(ə)ri/
U奢侈,豪華,華貴;豪華的;C奢侈品
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Lux·u·ry
n.
;
pl
.
Luxuries
1.
A
free
indulgence
in
costly
food
,
dress
,
furniture
,
or
anything
expensive
which
gratifies
the
appetites
or
tastes
.
Riches
expose
a
man
to
pride
and
luxury
.
--
Spectator
.
2.
Anything
which
pleases
the
senses
,
is
not
necessary
for
life
,
and
is
also
costly
,
or
difficult
to
obtain
;
an
expensive
rarity
;
as
,
silks
,
jewels
,
and
rare
fruits
are
luxuries
;
in
some
countries
ice
is
a
great
luxury
.
Contrasted
to
necessity
.
He
cut
the
side
of
a
rock
for
a
garden
,
and
,
by
laying
on
it
earth
,
furnished
out
a
kind
of
luxury
for
a
hermit
.
--
Addison
.
3.
Lechery
;
lust
. [
Obs
.]
Luxury
is
in
wine
and
drunkenness
.
--
Chaucer
.
4.
Luxuriance
;
exuberance
. [
Obs
.]
Syn:
--
Voluptuousness
;
epicurism
;
effeminacy
;
sensuality
;
lasciviousness
;
dainty
;
delicacy
;
gratification
.
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From:
WordNet (r) 2.0
luxury
adj
:
elegant
and
sumptuous
; "
a
deluxe
car
"; "
luxe
accommodations
"; "
a
luxury
condominium
" [
syn
:
deluxe
,
de luxe
,
luxe
,
luxury(a)
]
n
1:
something
that
is
an
indulgence
rather
than
a
necessity
2:
the
quality
possessed
by
something
that
is
excessively
expensive
[
syn
:
lavishness
,
sumptuosity
,
sumptuousness
]
3:
wealth
as
evidenced
by
sumptuous
living
[
syn
:
luxuriousness
,
opulence
,
sumptuousness
]
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