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sumptuary a. 限制费用的,禁止奢侈的 限制费用的,禁止奢侈的 sumptuary adj 1: regulating or controlling expenditure or personal behavior; " sumptuary laws discouraging construction of large houses on small plots"; " sumptuary laws forbidding gambling" Sumptuary \ Sump" tu* a* ry\, a. [ L. sumptuarius, fr. sumptus expense, cost, fr. sumere, sumptum, to take, use, spend; sub under emere to take, buy: cf. F. somptuaire. See { Redeem}.] Relating to expense; regulating expense or expenditure. -- Bacon. [ 1913 Webster] { 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. [ 1913 Webster]
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