good lifen.

Brit.

/ˈɡʊd lʌɪf/, U.S.

/ˈɡʊd ˌlaɪf/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: good adj., life n.

Etymology: < good adj. + life n.

With the.

1. A life of luxury, pleasure, or material comfort.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > physical sensibility > sensuous pleasure > luxury or luxurious living > [noun]

softnessOE

voluptuositya1380

voluptuoustya1382

delicacya1393

deliciousnessa1500

volupteousness1526

niceness1540

nicety1542

wealiness1545

luxe1558

voluptibility1631

luxury1633

voluptuousness1652

volupté1712

decadence1882

gracious living1892

vie de luxe1920

good life1937

dolce vita1961

sweet life1962

1937 Spur Nov. 66 (heading) The Good Life... ‘Dining without wine is like enduring a day without sunshine.’

1973 M. S. Heglar Grand Prix Champions 191 Although Jochen was by this time both famous and well-fixed, he didn't give a hoot for living the good life.

1990 Sun 20 Oct. 6/2 I was used to the good life—birds, booze, and discos.

2003 London Rev. Bks. 21 Aug. 6/3 He was a free spender: he liked clothes and the good life, he picked up tabs.

2. A way of living characterized by simplicity, self-sufficiency, living off the land, and the rejection of consumerism. Now chiefly British. Cf. the simple life at simple adj. 7a.Popularized in the UK as the title of the BBC television comedy The Good Life (1975–8) by Bob Larbey and John Esmonde, which depicted a suburban couple pursuing a self-sufficient lifestyle.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > behaviour > way of life > [noun] > specific

sheltered life1888

douceur de vivre1907

lifestyle1915

Lebensform1925

douceur de la vie1941

good life1954

alternative lifestyle1968

slow lane1972

champagne lifestyle1973

1954 H. Nearing & S. Nearing (title) Living the good life: being a plain practical account of a twenty year project in a self-subsistent homestead in Vermont, together with remarks on how to live sanely & simply in a troubled world.

1979 Blair & Ketchum's Country Jrnl. Mar. 59 This is the dream that has..beckoned thousands of Americans back to the land, to the good life, the natural life, the independent life.

1999 BBC Gardeners' World Apr. 157/1 Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall..swaps the rat race for the good life... Settling in a gamekeeper's cottage in Dorset, he attempts self-sufficiency by growing his own vegetables, fruit and herbs and even attempting animal husbandry.

2004 Daily Tel. 24 Sept. 23/1 Brende decided to go..in search of the good life..by moving to a rural community that shunned electricity, laptops and microwave ovens.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	good life
释义	good lifen. Brit. /ˈɡʊd lʌɪf/, U.S. /ˈɡʊd ˌlaɪf/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: good adj., life n. Etymology: < good adj. + life n. With the. 1. A life of luxury, pleasure, or material comfort. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > physical sensibility > sensuous pleasure > luxury or luxurious living > [noun] softnessOE voluptuositya1380 voluptuoustya1382 delicacya1393 deliciousnessa1500 volupteousness1526 niceness1540 nicety1542 wealiness1545 luxe1558 voluptibility1631 luxury1633 voluptuousness1652 volupté1712 decadence1882 gracious living1892 vie de luxe1920 good life1937 dolce vita1961 sweet life1962 1937 Spur Nov. 66 (heading) The Good Life... ‘Dining without wine is like enduring a day without sunshine.’ 1973 M. S. Heglar Grand Prix Champions 191 Although Jochen was by this time both famous and well-fixed, he didn't give a hoot for living the good life. 1990 Sun 20 Oct. 6/2 I was used to the good life—birds, booze, and discos. 2003 London Rev. Bks. 21 Aug. 6/3 He was a free spender: he liked clothes and the good life, he picked up tabs. 2. A way of living characterized by simplicity, self-sufficiency, living off the land, and the rejection of consumerism. Now chiefly British. Cf. the simple life at simple adj. 7a.Popularized in the UK as the title of the BBC television comedy The Good Life (1975–8) by Bob Larbey and John Esmonde, which depicted a suburban couple pursuing a self-sufficient lifestyle. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > way of life > [noun] > specific sheltered life1888 douceur de vivre1907 lifestyle1915 Lebensform1925 douceur de la vie1941 good life1954 alternative lifestyle1968 slow lane1972 champagne lifestyle1973 1954 H. Nearing & S. Nearing (title) Living the good life: being a plain practical account of a twenty year project in a self-subsistent homestead in Vermont, together with remarks on how to live sanely & simply in a troubled world. 1979 Blair & Ketchum's Country Jrnl. Mar. 59 This is the dream that has..beckoned thousands of Americans back to the land, to the good life, the natural life, the independent life. 1999 BBC Gardeners' World Apr. 157/1 Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall..swaps the rat race for the good life... Settling in a gamekeeper's cottage in Dorset, he attempts self-sufficiency by growing his own vegetables, fruit and herbs and even attempting animal husbandry. 2004 Daily Tel. 24 Sept. 23/1 Brende decided to go..in search of the good life..by moving to a rural community that shunned electricity, laptops and microwave ovens. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1937
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