extravagant
/ɪkˈstrævəgənt/adjective
1- lacking restraint in spending money or using resources奢侈的, 铺张的; 浪费的:
it was rather extravagant to buy both.
两样东西都买太浪费了。
1.1
- exorbitant; costing a great deal昂贵的, (价格)过高的:
extravagant gifts like computer games.
电脑游戏之类的昂贵礼物。
1.2
- exceeding what is reasonable or appropriate; absurd过度的, 过分的; 荒谬的:
extravagant claims for its effectiveness.
对于其功效的夸大其辞。
1.3
- excessively elaborate in style, speech, or action(风度、言谈或行为)过于讲究; 过度的, 过分的:
an extravagant collar of prickly blue bracts.
由多刺蓝色苞片组成的精巧根颈。
派生词
extravagantly
adverb词源
late Middle English (in the sense 'unusual, abnormal, unsuitable'): from medieval Latin extravagant- 'diverging greatly', from the verb extravagari, from Latin extra- 'outside + vagari 'wander'.