hedonist的词源

英文词源

hedonist (n.)

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.

中文词源

hedonist：享乐主义者

来自希腊语hedone,甜美，享乐，词源同sweat,-ist,人。引申词义享乐主义者。

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