luxury的词源

英文词源

luxury: luxury: [14] Luxury was originally a pejorative word, denoting ‘sinful self-indulgence’. Not until the 17th century did it begin to acquire its positive modern connotations of costliness, comfort, and desirability. It came via Old French from Latin luxuria ‘excess’, a derivative of luxus ‘excess, abundance, extravagance’. The Latin derived verb luxuriāre ‘grow profusely’ has given English luxuriant [16] and luxuriate [17].
luxury (n.): c. 1300, "sexual intercourse;" mid-14c., "lasciviousness, sinful self-indulgence," from Old French luxurie "debauchery, dissoluteness, lust" (Modern French luxure), from Latin luxuria "excess, luxury, extravagance, profusion; delicacy" (source also of Spanish lujuria, Italian lussuria), from luxus "excess, extravagance, magnificence," probably a figurative use of luxus (adj.) "dislocated," which is related to luctari "wrestle, strain" (see reluctance).

Meaning "sensual pleasure" is late 14c. Lost its pejorative taint 17c. Meaning "habit of indulgence in what is choice or costly" is from 1630s; that of "sumptuous surroundings" is from 1704; that of "something enjoyable or comfortable beyond life's necessities" is from 1780. Used as an adjective from 1916.

来自拉丁语luxus,过度，宏伟，壮观，可能来自PIE*las,缺乏管制，放纵，词源同lust.其原义为自我放纵的等。后词义中性化，用来指感官的愉悦，享受。后词义再次贬义化，用来指奢华，奢侈。

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经由古法语来源于拉丁语中luxus(剩余,充裕,奢侈)派生的luxuri.a(过量的)。

词根词缀： -luxur-大量,挥霍 + -y名词词尾