单词 | carpe diem |
释义 | carpe diem[ kahr-pe -dee-em; English kahr-pee -dahy-uhm, kahr-pey -dee-uhm ] / ˈkɑr pɛ ˈdi ɛm; English ˈkɑr pi ˈdaɪ əm, ˈkɑr peɪ ˈdi əm / SEE SYNONYMS FOR carpe diem ON THESAURUS.COM Latin. seize the day; enjoy the present, as opposed to placing all hope in the future. Words nearby carpe diemcar park, Carpathian Mountains, Carpatho-Ukraine, Carpeaux, carpectomy, carpe diem, carpel, carpellate, Carpentaria, carpenter, carpenter ant Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for carpe diemcarpe diem / Latin (ˈkɑːpɪ ˈdiːɛm) / enjoy the pleasures of the moment, without concern for the future Word Origin for carpe diemliterally: seize the day! Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with carpe diemcarpe diem Enjoy the present and don't worry about the future, as in It's a beautiful day, so forget tomorrow's test—carpe diem! Latin for “seize the day,” an aphorism found in the Roman writer Horace's Odes, this phrase has been used in English since the early 1800s. The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Cultural definitions for carpe diemCarpe diem [ (kahr-pe dee-em, deye-em) ] Latin for “Seize the day”: take full advantage of present opportunities. This sentiment is found not only in classical literature but in much of English literature as well (see “Gather ye rosebuds while ye may” and “Had we but world enough, and time, / This coyness, Lady, were no crime.”) The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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