单词 | to live one's best life |
释义 | > as lemmasto live one's best life P6. one's best life: the best, happiest, or most fulfilling life a person can possibly imagine or aspire to. to live one's best life: to attain happiness and fulfil one's potential, esp. after overcoming personal difficulties; often as living my best life.In early use with reference to a life lived in strict accordance with moral or religious principles.The phrase to live one's best life was popularized by influential U.S. television host and author Oprah Winfrey: see quot. 2000. ΚΠ 1789 S. Grubb Let. May in Some Acct. Life & Relig. Labours (1792) 401 The enemy of all good, will,..seek to destroy the immortal birth [of Christ in us]... To be preserved from this attack upon thy best life, peradventure thou mayest be induced to flee into the wilderness. 1823 G. Crabbe Wks. III. ii. 42 He dream'd..[of] his loved home... ‘There stand My wife, my children..; See! there my dwelling—oh! delicious scene Of my best life.’ 1866 T. Tilton Let. 2 Dec. in T. Tilton vs. H. W. Beecher (1875) I. 503/2 I like Mr. Beecher... But he hạs ceased..to inspire me to my best life. I believe he is not as morally great as he once was. 2000 Business Wire (Nexis) 17 Apr. ‘O, The Oprah Magazine’, the women's personal growth guide for the 21st century... As founder and editorial director, Oprah says, ‘I believe you're here to become more of yourself, to live your best life.’ 2020 @zaynxlexi 12 Apr. in twitter.com (accessed 23 Sept. 2020) I..don't care what men want lol im happy single and living my best life. < as lemmas |
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