orgy

orgy

英 ['ɔːdʒɪ]
　　美 ['ɔrdʒi]

n. 狂歡；放蕩

中文詞源：

orgy 狂歡會，縱欲會

來自希臘語orgia,神秘儀式，尤指祭祀酒神Bacchus的儀式，來自PIE*werg,工作，做工，舉行儀式，詞源同organ,work.因在這種儀式上通常會大量飲酒，酒後亂性，通常演變成狂歡會，縱欲會甚至最終出現極其淫蕩的場面。

例句：

1. It was reminiscent of a scene from a Roman orgy.
這一幕讓人想起古羅馬荒淫的狂歡宴會。

2. He blew £533,000 in an 18-month orgy of spending.
他在18個月的奢靡生活中揮霍瞭533,000英鎊。

3. One eye-witness said the rioters were engaged in an orgy of destruction.
一位目擊者稱暴徒肆無忌憚地到處進行破壞。

4. The rebels went on an orgy of killing.
叛亂者肆意殺人。

5. I indulged in an orgy of housework.
我整天埋在幹不完的傢務活兒裡.