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单词 sumptuous
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sumptuous

adjective
/ˈsʌmptʃuəs/
/ˈsʌmptʃuəs/
(formal)
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  1. very expensive and looking very impressive
    • a sumptuous meal
    • We dined in sumptuous surroundings.
    • The interior is decorated in sumptuous reds and golds.
    Oxford Collocations DictionarySumptuous is used with these nouns:
    • banquet
    • dinner
    • feast
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    Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘made or produced at great cost’): from Old French somptueux, from Latin sumptuosus, from sumptus ‘expenditure’, from sumere ‘take’.
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