- epicurean (n.)
[epicurean 词源字典]
- late 14c., "follower of the philosophical system of Epicurus," from Old French Epicurien, or from epicure + -ian. From 1570s as "one devoted to pleasure." As an adjective, attested from 1580s in the philosophical sense and 1640s with the meaning "pleasure-loving."[epicurean etymology, epicurean origin, 英语词源]