英単語

epicureanの意味・使い方・発音

epicurean

[,ɛpɪkjʊ'riən]
  • adj.快楽主義者; アイベクシアン(学派)
  • n. 快楽主義者; 美食家

英語の語源


epicurean (n.)
late 14c., "follower of the philosophical system of Epicurus," from Old French Epicurien, or from epicure + -ian. From 1570s as "one devoted to pleasure." As an adjective, attested from 1580s in the philosophical sense and 1640s with the meaning "pleasure-loving."

例文


1. There are those,of course,who would adopt the epicurean motto.
もちろん、享楽主義の座右の銘を奉行している人もいます。

2.It 'seemed that his route to the coveted island was not to be an epicurean one.
大きく食べて垂涎の島に向かうように見えて、この方法は通用しない。

3.Timon,on his epicurean table in past times,had so liberally presented food.
過去、泰門は彼の洗練された宴席で食品を大量に供給することができた。

4.We are Kindred.-Fall from person, Epicurean person are us.
私たちは同じタイプで、人間から堕落して、伊壁鳩魯のような人です!

5.Hainan Hut:Satisfying your epicurean needs for the freshest seafood.
舟屋:海に囲まれ、海南本土の野生の海鮮を味わう。

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