单词 | hedonism |
释义 | hedonism /heed"n iz'euhm/, n. 1. the doctrine that pleasure or happiness is the highest good. 2. devotion to pleasure as a way of life: The later Roman emperors were notorious for their hedonism. [1855-60; < Gk hedon(é) pleasure + -ISM] Syn. 2. sensualism, libertinism, debauchery, dissipation, carousal. Ant. 2. puritanism, asceticism, abstemiousness, self-denial. |
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