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单词 luxurious
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Definition of luxurious in English:

luxurious

adjective lʌɡˈʒʊərɪəslʌɡˈzjʊərɪəslʌkˈsjʊərɪəs
  • 1Extremely comfortable or elegant, especially when involving great expense.

    the island's most luxurious hotel
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The luxurious boutique hotel is just five minutes from Oxford Street, in an area renowned for its lively atmosphere.
    • Of course, the rich are not affected, they will celebrate the change of the year in luxurious hotels or abroad.
    • Each suite has a sitting area and luxurious Italian marble bathroom.
    • It was one of the most luxurious hotel rooms we've ever stayed in.
    • Mark had prepared a computer terminal in one of the luxurious hotel rooms.
    • It is now a residence of the former rulers and part of it has been transformed into a luxurious five-star hotel.
    • Its luxurious and elegant interior has been refurbished and is a highlight of the museum.
    • All are comfortable, rather than luxurious, and some are decorated in a slightly offbeat way.
    • To the south is the wide long beach Harmanite, surrounded by luxurious new hotels and condominiums.
    • Yesterday afternoon I went along to the luxurious Merrion Hotel for a very grand tea party.
    • Some of the boats are luxurious and expensive but take you to the top dive locations in Indonesia.
    • They lead a comfortable and luxurious life without anyone disturbing them.
    • As he got older, his boats became faster and probably more expensive and luxurious.
    • It will give him further notoriety, another big payday and more nights at luxurious hotels than he cares to contemplate.
    • He complained about the chessboard - a luxurious marble slab crafted by Iceland's finest mason.
    • The first symptoms emerged after the couple had enjoyed a celebratory dinner and drink at the luxurious Plaza Hotel.
    • The furniture in her room was as luxurious and expensive as the furniture in the lobby.
    • All the cars, within the garden and outside were of the most luxurious, most elegant and latest models.
    • He said a luxurious hotel complete with casino would bring a touch of class back to the seafront and draw in thousands of tourists.
    • After a relaxing meal we enjoyed a comfortable night in the luxurious Luxmore Hotel.
    Synonyms
    opulent, sumptuous, affluent, expensive, rich, costly, deluxe, lush, grand, palatial, splendid, magnificent, lavish, lavishly appointed, well appointed, extravagant, ornate, fancy, stylish, elegant
    informal plush, posh, upmarket, classy, ritzy, swanky
    North American upscale
    British informal swish
    North American informal swank
    rare palatian
    1. 1.1 Giving self-indulgent or sensual pleasure.
      a luxurious wallow in a scented bath
      Example sentencesExamples
      • If you feel you can just walk on by then I hope you can live with your luxurious extravagances day after day while the world beneath us suffers.
      • Could she be an aristocratic siren dressed in luxurious trench coats and Manolos who spoke in a posh British accent?
      • He became a trainee manager at the Savoy Hotel, which was anything but luxurious.
      • The feeling of resting in the confines of a bed felt rather luxurious and grand.
      • After a luxurious but amazingly inexpensive night at the Magoebaskloof Hotel, we headed for the Ebeneezer Dam.
      Synonyms
      self-indulgent, sensual, pleasure-loving, comfort-seeking, epicurean, hedonistic, sybaritic, lotus-eating, decadent, extravagant, immoderate

Usage

Luxurious and luxuriant are sometimes confused. Luxurious chiefly means ‘very comfortable, elegant, and involving great expense’, as in a luxurious hotel, whereas luxuriant means ‘rich and profuse in growth’, as in acres of luxuriant gardens

Derivatives

  • luxuriously

  • adverblʌɡˈʒʊərɪəsli
    • He owned and rented out over a hundred homes, and as you could imagine this brought in plenty of money to live not only comfortably, but luxuriously.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • I finally spent all my seven days luxuriously and tomorrow is the first working day after the national holiday.
      • I stretched luxuriously under the rather expensive Egyptian cotton sheets.
      • What they have concocted is a sleek, discreet and luxuriously appointed hotel that is stylish but still accessible.
      • I have already fallen in love with Unst Bus Shelter, billed as the world's most luxuriously equipped shelter - and surely the first bus shelter with its own website.
  • luxuriousness

  • nounlʌɡˈʒjʊərɪəsnəs
    • If I'm up early alone, I feel energetic, creative and spoiled by the luxuriousness of no one else up to bug me - especially if I'm writing in the morning.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • True castles were also residences; the greatest were palaces of considerable size and luxuriousness.
      • His music has beauty and flamboyance, a luxuriousness in its sounds.
      • Look for faux suede that is very soft and has a luxuriousness to its drape.
      • But when I'm with both him and Jenny it's hard not to sink into the luxuriousness of her heart and get caught up in her curiosity for the whole wide world.

Origin

Middle English (in the sense 'lascivious'): from Old French luxurios, from Latin luxuriosus, from luxuria 'luxury'.

Rhymes

curious, furious, injurious, penurious, perjurious, spurious, sulphureous (US sulfureous), usurious
 
 

Definition of luxurious in US English:

luxurious

adjective
  • 1Extremely comfortable, elegant, or enjoyable, especially in a way that involves great expense.

    the bedrooms have luxurious marble bathrooms
    many of the leadership led relatively luxurious lives
    Example sentencesExamples
    • He complained about the chessboard - a luxurious marble slab crafted by Iceland's finest mason.
    • Of course, the rich are not affected, they will celebrate the change of the year in luxurious hotels or abroad.
    • He said a luxurious hotel complete with casino would bring a touch of class back to the seafront and draw in thousands of tourists.
    • Mark had prepared a computer terminal in one of the luxurious hotel rooms.
    • After a relaxing meal we enjoyed a comfortable night in the luxurious Luxmore Hotel.
    • All are comfortable, rather than luxurious, and some are decorated in a slightly offbeat way.
    • The first symptoms emerged after the couple had enjoyed a celebratory dinner and drink at the luxurious Plaza Hotel.
    • Yesterday afternoon I went along to the luxurious Merrion Hotel for a very grand tea party.
    • Its luxurious and elegant interior has been refurbished and is a highlight of the museum.
    • To the south is the wide long beach Harmanite, surrounded by luxurious new hotels and condominiums.
    • It was one of the most luxurious hotel rooms we've ever stayed in.
    • Some of the boats are luxurious and expensive but take you to the top dive locations in Indonesia.
    • The luxurious boutique hotel is just five minutes from Oxford Street, in an area renowned for its lively atmosphere.
    • It is now a residence of the former rulers and part of it has been transformed into a luxurious five-star hotel.
    • All the cars, within the garden and outside were of the most luxurious, most elegant and latest models.
    • As he got older, his boats became faster and probably more expensive and luxurious.
    • The furniture in her room was as luxurious and expensive as the furniture in the lobby.
    • It will give him further notoriety, another big payday and more nights at luxurious hotels than he cares to contemplate.
    • They lead a comfortable and luxurious life without anyone disturbing them.
    • Each suite has a sitting area and luxurious Italian marble bathroom.
    Synonyms
    opulent, sumptuous, affluent, expensive, rich, costly, deluxe, lush, grand, palatial, splendid, magnificent, lavish, lavishly appointed, well appointed, extravagant, ornate, fancy, stylish, elegant
    1. 1.1 Giving self-indulgent or sensuous pleasure.
      a luxurious wallow in a scented bath
      Example sentencesExamples
      • After a luxurious but amazingly inexpensive night at the Magoebaskloof Hotel, we headed for the Ebeneezer Dam.
      • Could she be an aristocratic siren dressed in luxurious trench coats and Manolos who spoke in a posh British accent?
      • If you feel you can just walk on by then I hope you can live with your luxurious extravagances day after day while the world beneath us suffers.
      • He became a trainee manager at the Savoy Hotel, which was anything but luxurious.
      • The feeling of resting in the confines of a bed felt rather luxurious and grand.
      Synonyms
      self-indulgent, sensual, pleasure-loving, comfort-seeking, epicurean, hedonistic, sybaritic, lotus-eating, decadent, extravagant, immoderate

Usage

Luxuriant and luxurious are sometimes confused. Luxuriant means 'lush, profuse, prolific': forests of dark luxuriant foliage; luxuriant black eyelashes. Luxurious, a much more common word, means 'supplied with luxuries, extremely comfortable': a luxurious mansion

Origin

Middle English (in the sense ‘lascivious’): from Old French luxurios, from Latin luxuriosus, from luxuria ‘luxury’.

 
 
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