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sybarite

/sib-uh-rahyt/US // ˈsɪb əˌraɪt //UK // (ˈsɪbəˌraɪt) //

共济会,共济会会员,共济会主席,共济会组织

Definitions

n.名词 noun

1
- : a person devoted to luxury and pleasure.
- : an inhabitant of Sybaris.

Synonyms & Antonyms

nounvoluptuary

Synonyms

epicure爱好者,嗜好者,爱慕者,爱好者们 epicurean爱好者,嗜好者,美食家,饮食业 hedonist享乐主义者,享乐主义者,享乐者,享乐主义 sensualist感性主义者,感性派,感性主义者,感性的人 pleasure seeker寻欢作乐者,寻欢作乐,寻欢作乐的人,寻乐者

Antonyms

puritan清教徒,清教徒教徒,穆斯林,肃穆派

nounhedonist

Synonyms

epicure爱好者,嗜好者,爱慕者,爱好者们 sensualist感性主义者,感性派,感性主义者,感性的人 voluptuary妖怪,妖娆,妖精,妖艳

Antonyms

puritan清教徒,清教徒教徒,穆斯林,肃穆派

Examples

He was not used to travelling on omnibuses, being something of a sybarite who spared nothing to ensure his own comfort.
Secondly, you are a Sybarite, and you do not without very serious reasons place yourself outside the pale of civilisation.
She was fed on the daintiest of fare, for Aggie was a sybarite in all sensuous pleasures that were apart from sex.
We are told that one Sybarite, for instance, once ordered his slaves to prepare a couch for him of fresh rose leaves.
"Hear reason, you immoderate Sybarite," began Rhodopis, endeavoring with a smile to excuse her proceeding.

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