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单词 extravagance
释义 ex·trav·a·gance
\ikˈstravə̇gən(t)s, ek-, -vēg-\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: French, from Middle French, from extravagant
1. obsolete : a wandering away from a set course : deviation
2.
 a. : an instance of excess or prodigality
  < have never observed any of the extravagances of a lover in your conduct — G.B.Shaw >
 especially : a very great or excessive outlay of money or other resources
  < living simply and avoiding extravagance >
 b. : something that is extravagant
  < that coat is an extravagance you can't afford >
3. : the quality, condition, or fact of being extravagant : excess or prodigality
 < living in idle extravagance >
 < words that to some might seem wild, even insane in their extravagance — W.H.Hudson †1922 >
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