“贪食的”可以翻译为 “gluttonous” 。该词源自“glutton”(意为“贪吃者,暴食者”),后缀“-ous”表示“具有……性质的”,所以“gluttonous”就用来形容人或行为“贪吃的,暴食的” 。例如:The gluttonous man ate five large hamburgers at one sitting.(那个贪食的男人一顿吃了五个大汉堡包 。)