extravagance 英 [ɪkˈstrævəgəns]   美 [ɪkˈstrævəɡəns]

extravagance

extravagance  英 [ɪkˈstrævəgəns] 美 [ɪkˈstrævəɡəns]

n. 奢侈,浪费;过度;放肆的言行 

名词复数:extravagances 

extravagance ends in want. 奢侈最终导致贫困。
It conveys wealth and extravagance. 它诠释出财富和奢侈。

  • Use the noun extravagance when you're talking about something that's over the top, especially when it comes to spending money. Ordering a $500 hamburger for dinner would be an extravagance.
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  • n. 奢侈,浪费;过度;放肆的言行
  • 1. extravagance ends in want.

    奢侈最终导致贫困。

  • 2. It conveys wealth and extravagance.

    它诠释出财富和奢侈。

  • 3. To the business executives and sponsors who complain that a PMO represents an extravagance or unnecessary overhead, we should ask, "How lucky do you feel today?

    对抱怨PMO代表了浪费和不必要的企业支出的商业执行官和发起人,我们应该问 "你今天觉得有多幸运?

  • extravagance (n.) 1640s, "an extravagant act," from French extravagance, from Late Latin extravagantem (see extravagant). Specifically of wasteful spending from 1727. Meaning "quality of being extravagant" is from 1670s. Extravagancy, "a wandering," especially "a wandering from the usual course," is attested from c. 1600, now rare.
ex·trava·gance / ɪkˈstrævəɡəns ; NAmE ɪkˈstrævəɡəns / noun 1 [uncountable ] the act or habit of spending more money than you can afford or than is necessary 奢侈;挥霍;铺张浪费 2 [countable ] something that you buy although it costs a lot of money, perhaps more than you can afford or than is necessary 奢侈品 Going to the theatre is our only extravagance. 去剧院看戏是我们唯一的奢侈享受。 3 [countable ,  uncountable ] something that is impressive or noticeable because it is unusual or extreme 富丽堂皇;豪华;奢华 the extravagance of Strauss's music 施特劳斯音乐作品的富丽堂皇 extravagance extravagances ex·trava·gance / ɪkˈstrævəɡəns ; NAmE ɪkˈstrævəɡəns /
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