Word
voluptuary
/vəˈlʌptʃuəri/
noun
享乐者;耽于声色者;纵欲者
核心释义
a person whose life is devoted to sensual pleasures; a pleasure-seeker or sensualist
- 1.
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.
沉溺于感官享受的人;寻欢作乐者,纵欲者。;酒色之徒
用法In use
As a young man, he lived like a voluptuary, always chasing the latest amusements.
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.
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.
用法提示:voluptuaries 是 voluptuary 的复数形式,作主语指一群沉溺享乐的人。
相关词与表达Connections
词族Word family
- voluptuaries
- plural
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