bohemian

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bo·he·mi·an /bəʊˈhiːmiən, bə- $ boʊ-, bə-/ adjective  SSSTYLE/ELEGANCEliving in a very informal or relaxed way and not accepting society’s rules of behaviour 不拘于传统的；放荡不羁的 bohemian cafés frequented by artists, musicians, and actors 画家、音乐人和演员经常光顾的新潮咖啡馆 —bohemian noun [countable]

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bohemian• He was never merely flamboyant or vulgarly bohemian.• Might as well look the part, since all artists were considered crazy and bohemian.• I could browse bohemian bookstores in far-off, mysterious Hollywood.• In the 1960s, a second wave of immigrants settled here, along with a thriving bohemian community.• The tourist resort threatens to change Key West's bohemian culture.• It seemed a veritable model of bohemian family life.• Cops would tell us to go home, and that intensified this bohemian romance all the more.• The bohemian squalor that greeted my eyes was quite appealing.Origin bohemian (1800-1900) Bohemian “of Bohemia, area and former country in the Czech Republic”; because of an association between Bohemia and traveling artists and gypsies

bo·he·mi·an adjectiveChineseSyllable  

in way relaxed or living and Corpus informal a very

bohemian
bo‧he‧mi‧an /bəʊˈhiːmiən, bə- $ boʊ-, bə-/ adjectiveliving in a very informal or relaxed way and not accepting society’s rules of behaviour:
    bohemian cafés frequented by artists, musicians, and actors
—bohemian noun [countable]

bo·he·mianBrE /bəʊˈhiːmiən/ 🔊NAmE /boʊˈhiːmiən/ 🔊 nouna person, often sb who is involved with the arts, who lives in a very informal way without following accepted rules of behaviour 行为举止不拘泥成规者；放荡不羁的艺术家▸ bo·he·mian adjective◆a bohemian existence/lifestyle 放荡不羁的生活／生活方式