epicurean
英 [ˌepɪkjʊəˈri:ən] 美 [ˌepɪkjʊˈriən]

n.

享乐者；

adj.

好美食的，爱奢侈享受的；

英英释义

epicurean[ ,epikjuə'ri:ən ]

• n.a person devoted to refined sensuous enjoyment (especially good food and drink)

  同义词：epicuregourmetgastronomebon vivantfoodie

• adj.
  • of Epicurus or epicureanism
  • devoted to pleasure

    "epicurean pleasures"

    同义词：hedonichedonistic

  • displaying luxury and furnishing gratification to the senses

    "an epicurean banquet"

    同义词：luxuriousluxuriantsybariticvoluptuaryvoluptuous

双语例句

用作名词(n.)

1. I'm not an epicurean, but I do enjoy gourmet meals.
   我不是美食主义者，但我确实喜欢美食大餐。
2. I used to be simply an epicurean squandering life under the eyes of Death.
   我不过是一个生活在死亡面前的享乐主义者。

权威例句

Epicurean Moral Theory
The Epicurean Tradition
The Stoic and Epicurean Philosophers
The Epicurean Fly: Using Drosophila Melanogaster to Study Metabolism
An Epicurean learning approach to gene-expression data classification.
Marius the Epicurean: His Sensations and Ideas. by Walter Pater
Reconciling Justice and Pleasure in Epicurean Contractarianism
The Difference Between the Democritean and Epicurean Philosophy of Nature in General
Atoms, Pneuma, and Tranquillity: Epicurean and Stoic Themes in European Thought by Margaret J. Osler
Romanticism, introspection, and the roots of experiential consumption: Morris the Epicurean