单词 | voluptuously |
释义 | voluptuouslyadv. In a voluptuous manner; so as to gratify or indulge the senses; luxuriously; sensually. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > physical sensibility > sensuous pleasure > sensuality > [adverb] fleshly?c1225 sensuallyc1450 voluptuously1532 epicurishly1548 epicurely1599 the world > physical sensation > physical sensibility > sensuous pleasure > luxury or luxurious living > [adverb] > gratifying luxuriously deliciouslyc1300 delicately1357 voluptuously1532 lusciously1566 luxuriously1605 1532 (c1385) Usk's Test. Loue in Wks. G. Chaucer ii. f. cccxlvv Heritykes sayne they, chosen lyfe bestial, that voluptuously lyuen. 1549 H. Latimer 2nd Serm. before Kynges Maiestie 4th Serm. sig. Nviiiv To eate and drincke in the forgetfulnes of godes commaundement, voluptuously, in excesse and glotonie. 1602 W. Fulbecke Pandectes 78 The people of Sodom and Gomorra voluptuously mingling themselues with the women of the Moabites. a1639 W. Whately Prototypes (1640) ii. xxvi. 21 It is a sin to live voluptuously, to have none other calling but pastimes and vaine sports. 1670 J. Milton Hist. Brit. v. 212 Alfred enjoying three years of peace, by him spent, as his manner was, not idlely or voluptuously, but in all vertuous emploiments. 1749 H. Fielding Tom Jones V. xiii. vi. 50 The Hopes of seeing Sophia at the Masquerade, on which..he had voluptuously feasted during the whole Day. View more context for this quotation 1786 S. Henley tr. W. Beckford Arabian Tale 82 Vathek (voluptuously reposed in his capacious litter, upon cushions of silk..) was soundly asleep. a1807 W. Wordsworth Prelude (1959) i. 16 Ah! better far than this, to stray about Voluptuously through fields and rural walks. 1856 C. Dickens Little Dorrit (1857) i. xx. 174 She..composed herself voluptuously, in a nest of crimson and gold cushions, on an ottoman. 1891 F. W. Farrar Darkness & Dawn II. xlv. 115 The cool, well-shaded, voluptuously-furnished room. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1920; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < |
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