意味一覧 (2件)
豪華な
解説 Definition
sumptuous は、食事・部屋・衣装などが見た目にも豊かで立派な様子を表す形容詞です。単に高価というより、色・質感・量がそろって華やかに感じられる時に使います。格式ある場面や描写的な文章でよく出ます。
Sumptuous describes food, rooms, clothes, or decorations that look rich, impressive, and beautifully full. It often suggests not just high cost, but also a strong feeling of color, texture, and abundance. The word is common in formal situations and in descriptive writing when something appears grand and luxurious.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
sumptuous は luxurious より少し書き言葉寄りで、目に入った瞬間に「豊かで立派」と感じる食事、部屋、衣装、装飾によく使います。sumptuous meal, sumptuous banquet, sumptuous interior のような組み合わせで覚えると実用的です。語尾 -ous は famous, dangerous などと同じ形容詞の型です。似た音の scrumptious は「とてもおいしい」で、主に味をほめる語なので区別しましょう。
Think of sumptuous as a slightly more literary word than luxurious. It is especially useful for food, rooms, clothes, and decorations that look rich and impressive at first sight, as in sumptuous meal, sumptuous banquet, or sumptuous interior. The ending -ous is the same adjective pattern seen in words like famous and dangerous. Do not confuse it with scrumptious, which mainly means very delicious.
例文
The hotel served a sumptuous breakfast with fresh bread, fruit, and eggs made to order.
そのホテルは、焼きたてのパンや果物、注文ごとの卵料理が並ぶ豪華な朝食を出した。
They held the wedding reception in a sumptuous hall filled with flowers and golden lights.
彼らは花と金色の照明で満たされた豪華な会場で結婚披露宴を開いた。
The novel describes the queen in a sumptuous silk gown decorated with pearls.
その小説は、真珠で飾られた豪華な絹のドレスをまとった女王を描いている。
贅沢な
(意味 2)解説 Definition
非常に豪華で高級感にあふれた様子。費用を惜しまず贅を尽くした食事や装飾などを表す。
Sumptuous describes something very rich, luxurious, and impressive. It is often used for food, clothing, furniture, or rooms that look or feel expensive and elegant. The word suggests beauty and comfort as well as high quality.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
このエントリでは sumptuous を、物や体験にお金や手間を惜しまずかけた「贅沢な」という意味で覚えます。単にきれいな「豪華な」と見るだけでなく、sumptuous dinner や sumptuous feast のように、量・質・もてなしが十分すぎるほど整った場面を思い浮かべると定着します。lavish や extravagant と近いですが、sumptuous は上品で満ち足りた印象を伴いやすい語です。
Put `sumptuous` in the same group as `luxurious` and `lavish`, especially for meals, clothes, or interiors. It often appears in phrases like `sumptuous meal` or `sumptuous banquet`. The ending `-ous` can help you store it as a rich descriptive adjective.
例文
The hotel served a sumptuous breakfast buffet.
ホテルは贅沢な朝食ビュッフェを出した。
They watched a sumptuous parade of costumes.
彼らは贅沢な衣装のパレードを見た。
We enjoyed a sumptuous dinner after the concert.
コンサートの後、私たちは贅沢なディナーを楽しんだ。
sumptuous の語源・成り立ち Etymology
ラテン語 sumptus「費用・出費」が古フランス語を経て英語に入った語。sumpt-「費やす」+ -ous から、費用をかけた立派なものを表す意味へ広がった。
Sumptuous comes from Latin sumptus, meaning "expense" or "cost," and entered English through Old French. The root sumpt- means "to spend," so the word developed the idea of something made splendid by great expense.
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