luxury學測 L4KK [ˈlʌgʒɚi]/ˈlʌgʒɚi/
奢侈品;難得的享受·奢華的生活;極盡奢侈
學測常考詞,兩義項需辨析
Getting a hotel room to herself felt like pure luxury after sharing a small room with her sister for years.

自己一個人住進飯店房間讓她覺得無比奢侈,畢竟她已經跟姊姊擠一間小房間好幾年了。

luxury 一字身兼「奢侈品」與「奢華狀態」兩義,從擁有一件到活成一種生活方式。

一個畫面:陷進鬆軟大沙發

多一分享受非必需,卻讓人開心的東西
整個人放鬆陷進柔軟的大沙發裡,全身放鬆
揮霍不心疼花大錢享受最好的,毫不猶豫

義項

難得奢侈B2noun奢侈品;難得的享受
Sleeping in on weekends is a luxury she can rarely enjoy because she works three jobs.
週末睡到自然醒對她來說是難得的享受,因為她要打三份工。
afford a luxurya rare luxury
揮霍度日B2noun奢華的生活;極盡奢侈
After winning the lottery, she started living a life of luxury, buying big houses and expensive cars.
中了樂透之後,她開始過著奢華的生活,買大房子和昂貴的車。
a life of luxurylive in luxury

片語

a life of luxury泡在奢華裡 →極盡奢華的生活方式
afford a luxury咬牙負擔 →有能力負擔得起奢侈品
a rare luxury難得擁有 →很少能享有的奢侈

你會不會這樣說?

Winning the lottery let her live a life of ___. (luxury / luxuries)

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luxury

此處指抽象奢華生活,不可數;luxuries 是可數的奢侈品,用法不同。

她住的飯店非常 ___。(luxury / luxurious)

看答案

luxurious

luxury 是名詞,luxurious 是形容詞,此處修飾飯店須用形容詞。

字族

luxurious 奢華的;豪華的

順路看看

extravagant更誇張的奢侈,強調過度浪費
opulence書面用字,形容極致豪華

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