dolce far niente

名词 n.
/ˌdɒltʃeɪ ˌfɑː nɪˈɛnteɪ/    /ˌdoʊltʃeɪ ˌfɑɹ niˈɛnteɪ/|/ˌdoʊltʃi ˌfɑɹ niˈɛnti/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Sheer indulgent relaxation and blissful laziness, the enjoyment of idleness. uncountable
    — 1882, W. S. Gilbert, Iolanthe This gentleman is seen, / With a maid of seventeen, / A-taking of his dolce far niente; / And wonders he'd achieve, / For he asks us to believe / She's his mother—and he's nearly five-and-twenty!

词源

Borrowed from Italian dolce far niente (literally “sweet doing nothing, sweet idleness”).
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