Gluttonous
“Gluttonous” 是形容词。
- 形容词 (Adjective):
- 贪吃的，暴饮暴食的（excessively greedy about food）。
- 极度贪婪的（greedy for other things）。
- “He has a gluttonous appetite for seafood.” (他对海鲜有着极大的胃口。)
- “The dictator’s gluttonous desire for power eventually led to his downfall.” (独裁者对权力的极度贪婪最终导致了他的垮台。)
- “I felt guilty after my gluttonous behavior at the buffet.” (在自助餐厅大吃大喝后，我感到很愧疚。)
源自名词 “glutton” (贪食者)，词源见 “glut”（见 glut 词条）。后缀 “-ous” 表示“具有…性质的”。
- 词根: glutton (贪食者)
- 后缀: -ous (形容词后缀)
在西方文化和基督教传统中，“Gluttony”（贪食）是“七宗罪”之一。因此，“gluttonous” 往往带有一种道德上的贬义，暗示缺乏自我克制和过度的欲望。
- 名词: “gluttony” (贪食)
- 名词（指人）: “glutton” (贪食者)
- 副词: “gluttonously” (贪心地)
联想 “glutton” (贪吃的人)。想象一个人（ton）吃了一个巨大的谷仓（glut），这是一种非常 “gluttonous” 的行为。
“In the old fairy tale, a gluttonous giant would eat entire villages’ worth of food in a single sitting. He was never satisfied, no matter how much he consumed. Finally, a clever boy used the giant’s gluttonous nature against him by tricking him into eating a ‘magical’ stone that made him sleep for a hundred years.” (在古老的童话中，一个贪吃的巨人一顿饭就能吃掉整个村庄的食物。无论吃多少，他从不满足。最后，一个聪明的男孩利用巨人的贪婪本性，骗他吃下了一块“魔法”石头，让他昏睡了一百年。)