单词 | sybarite |
释义 | sybarite (once / 6920 pages) n If you know someone who's totally addicted to luxurious things and all of life's pleasures, call her a sybarite. Unless she's inviting you over for champagne brunches and showering you with gifts — in which case you should keep your mouth shut. Sybarite was first recorded in the 1600s, meaning a “person devoted to pleasure.” The literal translation of this noun is “inhabitant of Sybaris,” which was an ancient Greek town full of citizens who loved nice things. Today, the word still has the same two meanings: it's either a person who could be described as addicted to pleasures and luxury (like a hedonist), or an actual person who lives in Sybaris. WORD FAMILYsybarite: sybarites, sybaritic+/sybaritic: sybaritically USAGE EXAMPLESBut his admirers should know he remained a sybarite even in his waning days. New York Times(Nov 23, 2015) A sybarite could easily shell out three digits for a soup to nocciole dinner with wine and cocktails. Washington Post(Apr 08, 2015) At once confessional and curatorial, the book portrays Oswalt as not just a celluloid sybarite, but someone dead serious about the art. Slate(Jan 05, 2015) n a person addicted to luxury and pleasures of the senses Syn|Hyper voluptuary sensualist a person who enjoys sensuality |
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