lavish
英検準1級贅沢な・惜しみない
意味
- 気前のよい
- 豊富な,多すぎる
- (人・物事に)〈金・愛情など〉を惜しまず与える,浪費する《+名+on(upon)+名》
例文
The real estate broker was lavish in his spending in Ginza.
その不動産屋は銀座で気前よく金を使った。
The crowd gave the pair's coordinated performance lavish applause.
ふたりの息の合った演奏に、観客は惜しみない拍手を送った。
Terribly lavish of you. Eh, I don't mind it if you're treating me.
随分、気前がいいねぇ。まぁ、おごってくれるなら、構わないよ。
語源
英語の原文（Wiktionary）
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”).