sybarite

n. 爱奢侈享乐的人, 奢侈逸乐之徒, 骄奢淫逸的人

发音

UK /ˈsɪbəɹaɪt/
其它
US /ˈsɪbəˌɹaɪt/

词形变化

sybarites 复数 sybarites more sybarite 比较级 most sybarite 最高级

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A person devoted to luxury and pleasure; a hedonist.

adj.
  1. 1.

    Synonym of sybaritic (“of or having the qualities of a sybarite; dedicated to excessive comfort and enjoyment; decadent, hedonistic, self-indulgent”).

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

voluptuary

上位词 1

sensualist

词源

The noun is a learned borrowing from Latin Sybarīta + English -ite (suffix forming demonyms). Sybarīta is derived from Ancient Greek Σῠβᾰρῑ́της (Sŭbărī́tēs, “(noun) inhabitant of Sybaris; (adjective) decadent; self-indulgent”), from Σῠ́βᾰρῐς (Sŭ́bărĭs, “Sybaris”) + -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs, suffix forming demonyms)). Sybaris, a city of Magna Graecia (the coastal parts of Sicily and southern Italy once colonized by Greek settlers), was known for its wealth and the excesses and hedonism of its inhabitants. The adjective is derived from the noun.

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