lavish英语原文释义、词形变化、词源和词汇关系

英文释义

名词 n.

Excessive abundance or expenditure, profusion, prodigality. obsolete,uncountable

动词 v.

To give out extremely generously; to squander. transitive

— They lavished money on the dinner.
To give out to (somebody) extremely generously. transitive

— They lavished him with praise.

形容词 adj.

Expending or bestowing profusely; profuse; prodigal.

— lavish of money; lavish of praise
Superabundant; excessive.

— lavish spirits
Unrestrained, impetuous. obsolete

— Thou wilt repent theſe lauiſh words of thine
Rank or lush with vegetation. dialectal

— […] Thro’ lands where not a leaf was dumb; ⁠But all the lavish hills would hum The murmur of a happy Pan: […]

词形变化

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词汇关系

词源

词源 1

From Middle English laves, lavas, lavage (“extravagant, wasteful, prodigal”), from lavas (“excessive abundance”), from Old French lavasse, lavache (“torrent of rain”); possibly later conflated in some senses by Middle English laven (“to pour out”), equivalent to lave + -ish. Compare Scots lawage, lavisch, lavish (“unrestrained, excessively prodigal, extravagant”). Compare also English lavy (“lavish, liberal”), Dutch lafenis (“lavishness”).

词源 2

From Middle English laves, lavas, lavage (“extravagant, wasteful, prodigal”), from lavas (“excessive abundance”), from Old French lavasse, lavache (“torrent of rain”); possibly later conflated in some senses by Middle English laven (“to pour out”), equivalent to lave + -ish. Compare Scots lawage, lavisch, lavish (“unrestrained, excessively prodigal, extravagant”). Compare also English lavy (“lavish, liberal”), Dutch lafenis (“lavishness”).

词源 3

From Middle English laves, lavas, lavage (“extravagant, wasteful, prodigal”), from lavas (“excessive abundance”), from Old French lavasse, lavache (“torrent of rain”); possibly later conflated in some senses by Middle English laven (“to pour out”), equivalent to lave + -ish. Compare Scots lawage, lavisch, lavish (“unrestrained, excessively prodigal, extravagant”). Compare also English lavy (“lavish, liberal”), Dutch lafenis (“lavishness”).