单词 | luxuriously |
释义 | luxuriously (once / 3853 pages) adv Something that's done luxuriously happens in a fancy, comfortable, or expensive way. Your dreams of living luxuriously might include an indoor swimming pool and seven cars. Spending a weekend luxuriously might mean a meal at a nice restaurant and a massage at a spa for one person, or reading a book in a hammock for another. Your luxuriously decorated hotel room will probably have very soft, comfortable sheets on the bed. Luxuriously comes from the adjective luxurious, with its Latin root word, luxuria, "excess, extravagance, profusion, or delicacy." WORD FAMILYluxurious: luxuriously, luxuriousness+/luxuriate: luxuriated, luxuriates, luxuriating, luxuriation/luxuriation: luxuriations/luxury: luxuriate, luxuries, luxurious USAGE EXAMPLESIs living luxuriously better than rejecting an extravagant lifestyle? Washington Post(Dec 30, 2016) Luxuriously pliant but restrictive nonetheless, they functioned as armature, shielding Jackie from a rapacious public and, at the same time, defining her. New York Times(Nov 30, 2016) The pastel palette made even luxuriously large lobbies feel like nursing homes. New York Times(Oct 24, 2016) 1adv in an indulgently luxurious manner she sprawled out luxuriously on the sofa 2adv in a rich manner Syn high, richly |
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