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单词 voluptuary
释义 vo·lup·tu·ary
I. \vəˈləpchəˌwerē, -ri\ adjective
Etymology: Late Latin voluptuarius, alteration of Latin voluptarius, from voluptas pleasure + -arius -ary
: voluptuous, luxurious
 < when words are turned to purely voluptuary uses and divorced from rational purpose, the result is not a real advance but rather the beginning of decadence — Irving Babbitt >
II. noun
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Etymology: modification (influenced by Late Latin voluptuarius, adjective) of Latin voluptarius voluptuous person, from voluptarius, adjective, voluptuous
: a voluptuous person : one who makes luxury and the gratification of sensual appetites his chief care : sensualist
 < a comprehensiveness of outlook unknown both to the voluptuary and to the ascetic — Bertrand Russell >
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