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the extravagance of sth
此处 extravagance 为不可数名词，强调某事物表现出的过度奢侈或铺张。
The extravagance of the royal wedding drew criticism.
王室婚礼的奢华招致了批评。
过度；无节制；放纵
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过度；无节制；放纵
the quality of going beyond what is proper, likely, or true
The extravagance of the royal wedding drew criticism.
王室婚礼的奢华招致了批评。
这里指超出适宜限度（如礼仪、常理或真实），而非指挥霍浪费。
过度的或多余的花费；奢侈挥霍。
Excessive or superfluous expenditure of money.
超出礼仪、可能性或真实性的限度
the quality of exceeding the appropriate limits of decorum or probability or truth
(愤怒、爱情、表达、想象或要求等的)挥霍,放纵。
Prodigality, as of anger, love, expression, imagination, or demands.
奢侈挥霍的特性
the trait of spending extravagantly
His extravagance left him with no savings by the end of the year.
他的奢侈浪费让他到年底时没有积蓄。
AI contextual example
She was known for her extravagance, buying a new designer bag every week.
她以奢侈闻名，每周都买一个新的名牌包。
AI contextual example
The government warned against the extravagance of the proposed stadium project.
政府警告拟建的体育场项目过于奢侈浪费。
AI contextual example
we were surprised by the extravagance of his description
我们对他描述的夸张程度感到惊讶。
WordNet
此处 extravagance 为不可数名词，强调某事物表现出的过度奢侈或铺张。
The extravagance of the royal wedding drew criticism.
王室婚礼的奢华招致了批评。
用 it 作形式主语，后接不定式，表示做某事过于奢侈、浪费。
It is an extravagance to heat the whole house in summer.
夏天给整栋房子供暖是一种浪费。
后接介词 in 加名词或动名词，指在言谈、消费等方面过度无节制。
His extravagance in speech often offended people.
他言语上的放肆常常冒犯别人。
复数形式可指具体的挥霍行为或昂贵嗜好，此时为可数名词。
She sold her car to fund her extravagances.
她卖掉汽车来支付她的挥霍开销。
Not this
He is very extravagance.
Use this
He is very extravagant.
extravagance是名词，意为“奢侈”；描述人的性格或行为时，表语应使用形容词extravagant。
Not this
He spends money extravagance.
Use this
He spends money extravagantly.
spend是动词，需要副词修饰；extravagance是名词，应改用其副词形式extravagantly。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
十足的奢侈；纯粹的挥霍
Winning the lottery led to a period of sheer extravagance.
中彩票后，她过了一段极尽奢侈的日子。
奢华的生活
He was known for a life of extravagance and excess.
他以生活奢华、挥霍无度而闻名。
避免铺张浪费
The new manager promised to avoid extravagance and cut costs.
新任经理承诺避免铺张浪费并削减开支。
铺张浪费
The audit revealed extravagance and waste in every department.
审计显示每个部门都存在铺张浪费。
挥霍无度；不计后果的挥霍
His reckless extravagance left the family deeply in debt.
他挥霍无度，使家里负债累累。
不必要的奢侈品
She considered the second car an unnecessary extravagance.
她觉得第二辆车是不必要的奢侈品。
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拆成 extra（额外）+ vagance（像“逛街”）：额外花钱乱逛，就是奢侈浪费。
语域：formal 常见场景：formal writing、literary criticism、public speaking 此处取“超越适当限度”之义，多用于正式语体或文学评论，常形容言辞、主张或行为失度；日常口语中较少见。
dance、glance、chance、France（美式）都以 /æns/ 收尾，彼此押韵；extravagance 的 -gance 却读 /ɡəns/，与它们只是拼写相似，发音不同。elegance、arrogance 与 extravagance 同以 -gance 拼写，词尾也读 /ɡəns/，但重音不在同一音节，所以并不是严格的同韵词。
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