[每日] Lucullan (a) 豪華的
Word of the Day (Friday November 21, 2008)
Lucullan \loo-KUHL-uhn\, adjective:
Pronunciation: http://0rz.tw/6f59n
rich; magnificent and luxurious
In many calorie-conscious families, mini-meals have replaced
Lucullan feasts.
-- Jane Abrams, Lima News, November 9, 1964
Before the first fight, scholars fancied they could read a
sturdy moral in the contrast between the champion's spartan
existence and the challenger's Lucullan revels.
-- Oakland Tribune, June 14, 1956
When literary groups meet in Paris, they also tend to eat and
during the November rite of book awards, luncheons may reach a
Lucullan level.
-- Jeanne Molli, Paris Links Pleasures Of Table and the Mind,
New York Times, November 18, 1958
by 1857, from Latin Lucullanus for Licinius Lucullus, a Roman
general famous for his wealth and the luxury of his banquets
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