Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Luxurious: Characterized by great expense, sumptuousness, or indulgence in non-essential comforts and pleasures. It describes items, lifestyles, or services that are not basic necessities.
   • Extravagant / Lavish: Involving spending money or using resources in a wasteful, excessive, or unnecessary way, often for show.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Cô ấy có một cuộc sống rất xa xỉ. (She leads a very luxurious life.)
  • Chiếc xe đó là một món đồ xa xỉ đối với tôi. (That car is a luxurious item for me.)
  • Việc mua một bức tranh đắt tiền như vậy thật xa xỉ. (Buying such an expensive painting is truly extravagant.)

Advanced Usage

• "xa xỉ phẩm": A luxury good; a non-essential item of high quality and price.
  • Rượu vang hảo hạng được coi là một xa xỉ phẩm. (Fine wine is considered a luxury good.)

Variants and Related Words

• Xa xỉ hoá (v): To luxuryfy; to make something luxurious or to treat something as a luxury.
  • Họ đang có xu hướng xa xỉ hoá các dịch vụ cơ bản. (They are tending to luxuryfy basic services.)

Synonyms

• Lavish: Sumptuously rich, elaborate, or luxurious.
• Opulent: Characterized by rich abundance and luxury.
• Sumptuous: Splendid and expensive-looking.
• Extravagant: Lacking restraint in spending money or using resources.

Related Idioms

• Sống xa xỉ: To live a life of luxury; to live extravagantly.

  • Dù thu nhập không cao, anh ta vẫn thích sống xa xỉ. (Despite not having a high income, he still likes to live extravagantly.)

• Đồ xa xỉ: Luxury items; goods that are not necessities.

  • Cửa hàng đó chỉ bán các đồ xa xỉ. (That store only sells luxury items.)

adj

1. luxurious