51吃瓜 of the Day
voluptuary
noun
a person whose life is devoted to the pursuit and enjoyment of luxury and sensual pleasure.
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The adjective and noun voluptuary comes via French voluptuaire from Late Latin 惫辞濒耻辫迟耻腻谤颈耻蝉 from Latin 惫辞濒耻辫迟腻谤颈耻蝉, an adjective derived from 惫辞濒耻辫迟腻蝉 鈥渁greeable sensation, pleasure, delight.鈥� The second u in 惫辞濒耻辫迟耻腻谤颈耻蝉 probably comes from association with the Latin adjective and noun 蝉耻尘辫迟耻腻谤颈耻蝉 鈥減ertaining to monetary expenses (especially sumptuary laws); a servant in of charge domestic expenses.鈥� Voluptuary entered English in the 17th century.
how is voluptuary used?
Hartmann, a voluptuary, lowered a spoonful of brown sugar crystals into his coffee cup, then placed a square of bitter chocolate on his tongue, and, while it was dissolving, lit his first cigarette. The ensuing m茅lange of tastes and aromas pleased him profoundly …
Quin is a real voluptuary in the articles of eating and drinking, and so confirmed an epicure, in the common acceptation of the term, that he cannot put up with ordinary fare.
catastrophize
verb
to view or talk about (an event or situation) as worse than it actually is, or as if it were a catastrophe: Stop catastrophizing and get on with your life! She tends to catastrophize her symptoms.
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The verb catastrophize, used mostly in psychology and psychotherapy, is formed from the Greek noun 办补迟补蝉迟谤辞辫丑岣� 鈥渙verturning, subjugation, conclusion, denouement,鈥� and the Greek verb-forming suffix -铆锄别颈苍 that was adopted into Latin as -墨锄腻谤别 and has become thoroughly naturalized in English. Catastrophize entered English in the 20th century.
how is catastrophize used?
I was inspired to catastrophize by my father, who believed that “90 percent of the things we worry about never come to pass.” He added cheerily that it was the other 10 percent, coming out of nowhere, that usually did us in.
Today’s news media will “catastrophize” anything they can.
sequacious
adjective
Archaic. following, imitating, or serving another person, especially unreasoningly.
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The adjective sequacious comes from Latin sequac-, stem of 蝉别辩耻腻虫 鈥渇ollowing closely or eagerly, disposed to be a follower, (of materials) responsive to manipulation or control, pliant鈥� (蝉别辩耻腻虫 lacks the sense 鈥渇ollowing smoothly or logically鈥�). 厂别辩耻腻虫 is formed from the verb 蝉别辩耻墨 鈥渢o follow鈥� and the adjective suffix -腻虫 (inflectional stem -腻肠-). 厂别辩耻墨 is a Latin formation from the very widespread Proto-Indo-European root sekw-, sokw- 鈥渢o follow,鈥� which appears in Sanskrit, Greek and the Celtic and Germanic languages. Other Latin derivatives of sekw-, sokw- include the noun socius 鈥渇ollower, partner, ally鈥� (from sokwyos) with its derivative adjective 蝉辞肠颈腻濒颈蝉, source of English social. In Germanic, sokwyos becomes sagjaz 鈥渇ollower, retainer, warrior,鈥� becoming in Old English secg, a noun used only in poetry. Sequacious entered English in the 17th century.
how is sequacious used?
In a world peopled with limp critics and sequacious art historians the ruthlessness with which he used the battering ram of talent invariably earned my admiration and almost invariably my support.
Those superstitious horrors that enslave / The fond sequacious herd, to mystic faith …