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The character '奢' is constructed from the components '大' denoting bigness or excess and '者' which historically functioned as a phonetic element and sometimes a nominalizer, together implying a state or person associated with magnitude. Its fundamental meaning, established early on, centered on extravagance, luxury, and surpassing normative bounds in consumption or display. This conceptual core of excessive opulence has remained stable through time, with the character consistently applied to describe lavish material goods, indulgent lifestyles, and prodigal behavior. While classical literature occasionally extended its use to convey attitudes of arrogance or undue presumption stemming from such excess, the primary semantic focus on wasteful abundance and luxury has endured without significant alteration in its modern applications.
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这种生活太奢侈
他不喜欢奢侈的东西
这家酒店非常奢华
她的梦想是拥有奢华的生活
相比奢侈我更喜欢简单
在经济困难时期奢侈消费是不明智的
他的奢望最终导致了他的失败
尽管收入有限她仍无法抗拒奢侈品牌的诱惑