| 单词 | epicurious | 
| 释义 | epicuriousadj. Now rare.   = epicurean adj.   (chiefly in sense  2). ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > physical sensibility > sensuous pleasure > sensuality > 			[adjective]		 sensible?a1425 voluptuousc1440 sensual1502 epicurish1548 epicurious1553 epicureala1555 epicurean1583 volupt1585 flesh-pleasing1647 sensuistic1839 sensuous1858 apolaustic1871 1553    in  tr.  S. Gardiner De Vera Obediencia: Oration Transl. to Rdr. sig. A.ii  				The double faced epicureous bite shepe of Co. Lich. 1606    N. Breton Choice, Chance, & Change sig. H2v  				Another out of his epicurious humor, made a kinde of oration in the praise of a goose pie. 1615    S. Hieron Certaine Vsefull Medit. touching Death x. 125  				That Epicureous and desperat speech.., Let vs eate and drinke, for to morrow we shall die. 1702    S. Jenks Ess. Art of Love xxiv. 259  				Had he daily checkt this Epicureous Love in the Beginning, he had never have come to this Pass. 1895    Washington Post 6 Dec. 4  				I came across a delectable dish which I think it worth while to present to an epicurious public. 1902    G. Atherton Conqueror 346  				The next day, at Mr. Jefferson's epicureous board, Hamilton played his trump. 1911    Puck 		(N.Y.)	 11 Jan. 6/1  				It [sc. a restaurant] will have much more elegant quarters in which to cater to the most exacting and epicurious of our citizens. 2013    C. Kammen  & A. H. Wilson Encycl. Local Hist. 		(ed. 2)	 542/1  				These efforts to entice the epicurious traveller have enabled a recognition and celebration of quantifiably local traits and traditions. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). <  | 
	
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