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sump·tu·ary
/ˈsʌm(p)ʧəˌwɛri/
(
a
.)限制費用的,禁止奢侈的
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Sump·tu·a·ry
a.
Relating
to
expense
;
regulating
expense
or
expenditure
.
Sumptuary laws
or
Sumptuary regulations
,
laws
intended
to
restrain
or
limit
the
expenditure
of
citizens
in
apparel
,
food
,
furniture
,
etc
.;
laws
which
regulate
the
prices
of
commodities
and
the
wages
of
labor
;
laws
which
forbid
or
restrict
the
use
of
certain
articles
,
as
of
luxurious
apparel
.
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From:
WordNet (r) 2.0
sumptuary
adj
:
regulating
or
controlling
expenditure
or
personal
behavior
;
"
sumptuary
laws
discouraging
construction
of
large
houses
on
small
plots
"; "
sumptuary
laws
forbidding
gambling
"
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