相似词语辨析【102】luxuriant，luxurious
<p> <span word="luxuriant">luxuriant</span>，<span word="luxurious">luxurious</span></p><p> 这两个词都是源出于名词<span word="luxury">luxury</span>，但词义有所不同。</p><p> <span word="Luxuriant">Luxuriant</span>的意思是繁茂的、茂盛的（<span word="abundant">abundant</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="exuberant">exuberant</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="growth">growth</span>），多指植物花草和头发的茂密。例：</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="bees">bees</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="humming">humming</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="luxuriant">luxuriant</span> <span word="flowers">flowers</span>．</p><p> 蜜蜂在繁茂的花丛上嗡嗡作响。</p><p> <span word="My">My</span> <span word="daughter">daughter</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="luxuriant">luxuriant</span> <span word="bair">bair</span>．</p><p> 我的女儿的头发长得很密。</p><p> <span word="Luxuriant">Luxuriant</span>有时可用作转义，例如：</p><p> <span word="He">He</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="luxuriant">luxuriant</span> <span word="imagination">imagination</span>．</p><p> 他有丰富的想像力。</p><p> <span word="Luxurious">Luxurious</span>是奢侈豪华（<span word="characterized">characterized</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="luxury">luxury</span>），它大多指生活方面的奢侈。如：</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="luxurious">luxurious</span> <span word="palaces">palaces</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rich">rich</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="turned">turned</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="rest">rest</span> <span word="homes">homes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sanatoriums">sanatoriums</span>．</p><p> 富人们的豪华别墅已变成了休养所和疗养院。</p><p> <span word="Luxurious">Luxurious</span>有时也能用在好的方面，表示丰富、安乐、舒适等义。例：<span word="luxurious">luxurious</span> <span word="food">food</span>（丰美的食物）。</p><p> 现将<span word="luxuriant">luxuriant</span>和<span word="luxurious">luxurious</span>用在一个句子中，以便区别：</p><p> <span word="While">While</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Indonesia">Indonesia</span>，<span word="we">we</span> <span word="stayed">stayed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="luxurious">luxurious</span> <span word="suite">suite</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="window">window</span> <span word="commanding">commanding</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="view">view</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="luxuriant">luxuriant</span> <span word="foliage">foliage</span>．</p><p> 我们在印尼的时候，住在一所豪华的套房里，窗户面临一片茂密的树林。</p><p> 近年来，很多英美人都把名词<span word="luxury">luxury</span>当作形容词使用，他们说 <span word="luxury">luxury</span> <span word="food">food</span>、<span word="luxury">luxury</span> <span word="hotel">hotel</span>、<span word="luxury">luxury</span> <span word="liner">liner</span>、<span word="luxury">luxury</span> <span word="car">car</span>、<span word="luxury">luxury</span> <span word="flats">flats</span>、<span word="luxury">luxury</span> <span word="articles">articles</span>等等．把<span word="luxury">luxury</span>变成豪华级别的意思，跟<span word="luxurious">luxurious</span>（丰美的、豪华的）这个描述性的形容词有少少分别。事实上，在现代英语中，用名词代替形容词作定语，以修饰其后之名词，这种现象是屡见不鲜的。下面再举两例，以见一斑：</p>
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