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語源

From earlier lushious, lussyouse (“luscious, richly sweet, delicious”), a corruption of lustious, from lusty (“pleasant, delicious”) +‎ -ous. Shakespeare uses both lush (short for lushious) and lusty in the same sense: "How lush and lusty the grass looks" (The Tempest ii. I.52).

An alternative etymology connects luscious to a 中期英語 term: lucius, an alteration of licious, believed to be a shortening of delicious.

発音

• IPA: /ˈlʌʃəs/
• 韻: -ʌʃəs

形容詞

luscious (comparative more luscious, superlative most luscious)

1. Sweet and pleasant; delicious.

   Synonyms: toothsome; see also Thesaurus:delicious

   • 1863, H.S. Thompson, Down by the River Liv'd a Maiden:

     Her lips were like two luscious beefsteaks.

   • 1900 May 17, L[yman] Frank Baum, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Chicago, Ill.; New York, N.Y.: Geo[rge] M[elvin] Hill Co., →OCLC:

     There were lovely patches of greensward all about, with stately trees bearing rich and luscious fruits.

2. Sexually appealing; seductive.

   Synonyms: juicy; see also Thesaurus:sexy

   • 1749, John Cleland, Memoirs of Fanny Hill: A New and Genuine Edition from the Original Text:

     With one hand he gently disclosed the lips of that luscious mouth of nature.

3. Obscene.
   • 1749, John Cleland, Memoirs of Fanny Hill: A New and Genuine Edition from the Original Text:

     Hitherto I had been indebted only to the girls of the house for the corruption of my innocence: their luscious talk, in which modesty was far from respected.

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