extravagance
n
1 [U] being extravagant(1) 奢侈; 挥霍
His extravagance explains why he is always in debt. 他挥霍无度, 难怪总欠债.
2 [C] extravagant thing, act, statement, etc 奢侈品; 放纵的言行等
I do not regard books as extravagances. 我认为书不是侈奢品.
I think we should paint it white. Then we can do some drawings on it.
我想我们应该把它粉刷一下。然后再在上面画些画。
On the subject of reading, Francis Bacon, who lived at about the same time as shakespeare, wrote these words, Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested. This good advice shows how it is possible to read