extravagantly
贅沢に
解説 Definition
非常に贅沢に、または度を超えて派手にお金や資源を使う様子。
Extravagantly means in a very expensive, excessive, or showy way. It is often used for spending money, decorating, dressing, or praising something too much. The word can sometimes sound positive, but it often suggests more than is necessary.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
まず形で覚えると定着しやすいです。`extravagantly` は長いですが、核は `extravagant` で、さらに `extra` が見えるので「普通より外へはみ出すほど」と連想すると、単なる「快適に」ではなく「度を超して派手に・贅沢に」の感じがつかめます。`spend extravagantly` `live extravagantly` の形で覚えると実用的です。`luxuriously` が上品で快適な贅沢さを含みやすいのに対し、こちらは「やりすぎ感」が出やすい語だと区別すると忘れにくいです。
The word contains `extra`, which helps: think of going beyond what is normal. `Extravagantly` often appears with `spend` or `live`, so `spend extravagantly` is a useful memory pair. It is not just comfortable or rich; it often suggests too much, with a clear sense of excess.
例文
The billionaire lived extravagantly, hosting parties that cost millions of dollars.
その大富豪は贅沢に暮らし、数百万ドルもかかるパーティーを開催していた。
The hotel lobby was extravagantly decorated with crystal chandeliers and marble floors.
ホテルのロビーはクリスタルのシャンデリアと大理石の床で豪華に装飾されていた。
They spent extravagantly on a private yacht and a suite overlooking the harbor.
彼らは専用ヨットと港を見渡すスイートルームに贅沢にお金を使った。
extravagantly の類義語・関連語
extravagantly の語源・成り立ち Etymology
extravagantly は extravagant＋-ly で、extravagant はラテン語 extravagari「外へさまよう」に由来します。ex-「外へ」＋ vagari「歩き回る」から、「限度の外に出る」感覚が「贅沢に・度を越して」へ発展しました。関連語に vague, vagabond があります。
Extravagantly comes from extravagant with the adverb ending -ly. Extravagant comes from Latin extravagari, from extra "outside" and vagari "to wander." The idea was wandering beyond proper limits, which later developed into the sense of going too far in spending, style, or behavior; vagabond is related.
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