"extravagant indulgence of appetite," c. 1200, glutunie, from Old French glotonie "debauchery, gluttony," from gloton "glutton" (see glutton). Gluttonry recorded from late 12c.
雙語例句
1. Gluttony is a deadly sin.
暴飲暴食是七宗罪之一。
來自柯林斯例句
2. A bellyful of gluttony will never study willingly.
飽食終日,無所用心.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
3. Gluttony kill more than the sword.
暴食殺人勝刀劍.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
4. They look like figures representing gluttony in a medieval morality play.
它們看上去象中世紀(jì)道德劇中代表暴飲的形象.
來自辭典例句
5. In consequence the book is infused with a kind of gluttony, for food and wine.