Sybariteとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

The noun is a learned borrowing from Latin Sybarīta + English -ite (suffix forming demonyms). Sybarīta is derived from from Ancient Greek Σῠβᾰρῑ́της (Subarī́tēs, “(noun) inhabitant of Sybaris; (adjective) decadent; self-indulgent”), from Σῠ́βᾰρῐς (Súbaris, “Sybaris”) + -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs, suffix forming demonyms)).^[1] Sybaris, a city of Magna Graecia (the coastal parts of Sicily かつ southern Italy once colonized by Greek settlers), was known for its wealth and the excesses and hedonism of its inhabitants.

The adjective is derived from the noun.^[1]

発音

• (Received 発音) IPA^(key): /ˈsɪbəɹaɪt/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈsɪbəˌɹaɪt/
• ハイフネーション: sy‧bar‧ite

名詞

sybarite (複数形 sybarites)

1. A person devoted to luxury and pleasure; a hedonist.

   Synonyms: voluptuary; see also Thesaurus:sensualist

   Antonym: hedonophobe

   • 1969, Victor Ernest Watts (translator), Anicius Manlius Severinus Boëthius (author), The Consolation of Philosophy, Penguin Books, book III, chapter iv, page 87:

     Although the proud lord clothed himself // In purple robes and gem-stones white, // Yet Nero grew to all men’s hate // A wild and cruel sybarite.

   • 2009 January 22, Stephen Holden, “Passion and Pain at Sea, With Fatal Consequences”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     Lisa (Sian Breckin), the blondest and wildest of the women; Kim (Jamie Winstone), who is ready and willing; and Tammi (Nichola Burley), the most reluctant sybarite, are from Leeds.

   • 2011 December 16, William Grimes, “Christopher Hitchens, Polemicist Who Slashed All, Freely, Dies at 62”, in New York Times‎^[2]:

     Thus began a dual career as political agitator and upper-crust sybarite. He arranged a packed schedule of antiwar demonstrations by day and Champagne-flooded parties with Oxford’s elite at night.

形容詞

sybarite (comparative more sybarite, superlative most sybarite)

1. Synonym of sybaritic (“of または having the qualities of a sybarite; dedicated to excessive comfort かつ enjoyment; decadent, hedonistic, self-indulgent”)

参照

Further reading

• Sybaris on Wikipedia.

アナグラム

• bestiary