a/an + (adj.) + voluptuary
voluptuary 是可数名词，单数形式前必须加冠词，可加形容词修饰，常作表语或同位语。
The young heir was a reckless voluptuary.
这位年轻的继承人是位无所顾忌的享乐者。
享乐者；耽于声色者；纵欲者
voluptuaries — plural of voluptuary
沉溺于感官享受的人；寻欢作乐者,纵欲者。；酒色之徒
a person whose life is devoted to sensual pleasures; a pleasure-seeker or sensualist
沉溺于感官享受的人；寻欢作乐者,纵欲者。
One whose life is devoted to sensual appetites; a pleasure-seeker, a sensualist.
As a young man, he lived like a voluptuary, always chasing the latest amusements.
年轻时，他活得像个享乐者，总是追逐最新的消遣。
用法提示：voluptuary 在此作名词，与 like 连用表示“像……一样的人”，指耽于享乐的人。
The old count was a true voluptuary who spent every evening at lavish banquets.
那位老伯爵是个十足的享乐主义者，每晚都流连于奢华的宴会上。
用法提示：voluptuary 作表语名词，指沉溺于感官享乐的人。
The city was full of voluptuaries in those years, seeking pleasure day and night.
那些年里，这座城市满是享乐之徒，日夜寻求欢愉。
用法提示：voluptuaries 是 voluptuary 的复数形式，作主语指一群沉溺享乐的人。
voluptuary 是可数名词，单数形式前必须加冠词，可加形容词修饰，常作表语或同位语。
The young heir was a reckless voluptuary.
这位年轻的继承人是位无所顾忌的享乐者。
可用 who 引导的定语从句进一步说明其沉迷享乐的生活方式。
He was a voluptuary who devoted his whole life to pleasure.
他是个把一生都献给享乐的纵欲者。
复数为 voluptuaries，把词尾 -y 变 -ies；用于指一群耽于声色的人。
The novel's aristocrats are bored voluptuaries.
小说里的贵族是一群百无聊赖的享乐者。
grammar · medium
易错句子He has been voluptuary all his life.
正确表达He has been a voluptuary all his life.
voluptuary 是可数名词，指“一个享乐者”时，单数形式前必须加不定冠词 a；汉语名词没有冠词，所以学习者容易漏掉。
grammar · medium
易错句子The novel describes several wealthy voluptuarys.
正确表达The novel describes several wealthy voluptuaries.
以辅音字母加 y 结尾的名词变复数时，要先把 y 改成 i，再加 -es；因此复数形式是 voluptuaries，而不是直接加 -s 的 voluptuarys。
grammar · medium
易错句子The dress shows off her voluptuary figure.
正确表达The dress shows off her voluptuous figure.
形容身材丰满性感要用形容词 voluptuous；voluptuary 只有名词词性，指沉溺于享乐的人，不能作定语修饰 figure。
voluptuous 是形容词，形容外表、体态或动作富有感官魅力；voluptuary 是名词，指沉溺于感官享乐的人。两者词形和发音接近，但词性不同，不能互换。
hedonist 范围更广，可指以追求快乐为人生原则的人，包括艺术、旅行等较精神性的快乐；voluptuary 更具体地指沉溺于感官、奢华享乐的人，且常带贬义和文学色彩。
sybarite 强调追求奢华、舒适和精致生活；voluptuary 更强调感官欲望和纵情享乐。两者都常带贬义，但 sybarite 更突出奢侈排场，voluptuary 更突出声色之欲。
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