1822, in reference to the Cyrenaic school of philosophy that deals with the ethics of pleasure, from Greek hedonikos "pleasurable," from hedone "pleasure," related to hedys "sweet," cognate with Latin suavis (see sweet). A hedonist is properly the follower of any ethical system in which some sort of pleasure ranks as the highest good. The Epicurian identifies this pleasure with the practice of virtue.
雙語(yǔ)例句
1. As a hedonist, I survive only for pleasure.
作為一個(gè)享樂(lè)主義者,我活著的唯一目的就是快樂(lè)。
來(lái)自辭典例句
2. I was a spiritual hedonist, and wished tothe gratification of making this novel and piquant acquaintance.