英和和英

名詞

the good life (plural good lives)

1. (idiomatic) The life that one dreams of living.

   Synonym: dolce vita

   • 1983, Johnny Marr and Morrissey, “Hand in Glove”, performed by The Smiths:

     The good life is out there, somewhere / So stay on my arm, you little charmer

   • 2007, “Good Life”, in Graduation, performed by Kanye West ft. T-Pain:

     The good life, it feel like Atlanta / It feel like L.A., it feel like Miami

   • 2013 May 31, Echosmith, Jeffery David, and Jesiah Dzwonek, “Cool Kids”, in Talking Dreams‎, performed by Echosmith:

     He sees them talking with a big smile / But they haven't got a clue / Yeah, they're livin' the good life / Can't see what he is going through

   • 2025 June 27, Michael M. Grynbaum, “The Concorde-and-Caviar Era of Condé Nast, When Magazines Ruled the Earth”, in The New York Times‎, →ISSN:

     At its 1990s and 2000s peak, Condé Nast captivated tens of millions of readers with its glossy manuals to the good life: Vogue and GQ for fashion, Vanity Fair for celebrity, Gourmet for food, Architectural Digest for real estate.

参考

• Eudaimonia (in Aristotelian ethics)