英语词汇“sybarite”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

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.

TASTY MORSELS

Vocabulary Shout-Out: John le Carré for "Sybarite"

In his recent thriller Our Kind of Traitor, John le Carré slips the A+ word sybarite into a description of the many sides of ingénue spy and literature professor Perry Makepiece.

There was Perry the self-punishing student at London University…who in the mould of T. E. Lawrence had taken his bicycle to France in the vacations and ridden it until he keeled over with exhaustion.…And yes, there was Perry the alpine adventurer, the Perry who could run no race and play no game, from seven-a-side rugby to pass the parcel…without a compulsive need to win.…But there was also Perry the closet sybarite who treated himself to unpredictable bursts of luxury before hurrying back to his garret.

Sybarite is an old world that originally referred to the residents of the ancient Italian city of Sybaris, located just between the arch and the toe of the Italian boot. For close to three hundred years ending just after 500 BC, the Sybarites got rich off their busy port and fertile farming land and used their wealth to develop and indulge a taste for luxury.

They became so famous for it, in fact, that the ancient Greeks used the word sybarite to mean anyone "addicted to luxury." These two+ millennia later, le Carré's sybarite means just the same thing.

WORD FAMILY

sybarite: sybarites, sybaritic+/sybaritic: sybaritically

USAGE EXAMPLES

But 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

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. TASTY MORSELS Vocabulary Shout-Out: John le Carré for "Sybarite" In his recent thriller Our Kind of Traitor, John le Carré slips the A+ word sybarite into a description of the many sides of ingénue spy and literature professor Perry Makepiece. There was Perry the self-punishing student at London University…who in the mould of T. E. Lawrence had taken his bicycle to France in the vacations and ridden it until he keeled over with exhaustion.…And yes, there was Perry the alpine adventurer, the Perry who could run no race and play no game, from seven-a-side rugby to pass the parcel…without a compulsive need to win.…But there was also Perry the closet sybarite who treated himself to unpredictable bursts of luxury before hurrying back to his garret. Sybarite is an old world that originally referred to the residents of the ancient Italian city of Sybaris, located just between the arch and the toe of the Italian boot. For close to three hundred years ending just after 500 BC, the Sybarites got rich off their busy port and fertile farming land and used their wealth to develop and indulge a taste for luxury. They became so famous for it, in fact, that the ancient Greeks used the word sybarite to mean anyone "addicted to luxury." These two+ millennia later, le Carré's sybarite means just the same thing. WORD FAMILY sybarite: sybarites, sybaritic+/sybaritic: sybaritically USAGE EXAMPLES But 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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