epicurean

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /ˌɛp.ɪ.kjʊəˈɹiː.n̩/    美 /ˌɛp.ɪ.kjʊˈɹi.n̩/|/ˌɛp.ɪˈkjʊ.ɹi.n̩/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. One who is devoted to pleasure.
    — I keep but a man and a maid, ever ready to slander and steal ; / I know it, and smile a hard-set smile, like a stoic, or like / A wiser epicurean, and let the world have its way.
形容词 adj.
  1. Pursuing pleasure, especially in reference to food or comfort.
    — The powers of the Canadian voyageurs and hunters in the consumption of meat strike the greenhorn with wonder and astonishment; and are only equalled by the gastronomical capabilities exhibited by Indian dogs, both following the same plan in their epicurean gorgings.
  2. Devoted to luxurious living.

词形变化

more epicurean comparative most epicurean superlative epicureans plural

词汇关系

衍生词
epicureanize epicurious unepicurean

词源

词源 1
From Epicurean (“follower of Epicureanism”).
词源 2
From Epicurean (“follower of Epicureanism”).
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