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    bon vivant

    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
    Related topics: Leisure, Food
    bon vi·vant /ˌbɒn viːˈvɒnt $ ˌbɒːn viːˈvɑːnt/ (also bon viveur /-viːˈvɜː $ -viːˈvɜːr/) noun [countable]  DLDF formal someone who enjoys good food and wine, and being with people 讲究饮食和生活的人，享乐主义者
    Examples from the Corpus
    bon vivant• Compared to Favre, Jed Clampett is a bon vivant.• He created a skirt-chasing bon vivant persona for himself.    Origin bon vivant (1600-1700) French “person who lives well”
    bon vi·vant nounChineseSyllable
    Corpus good enjoys who someone and wine, food


    bon vivant
    bon vi‧vant /ˌbɒn viːˈvɒnt $ ˌbɒːn viːˈvɑːnt/ (also bon viveur /-viːˈvɜː $ -viːˈvɜːr/) noun [countable]
     Date: 1600-1700
     Language: French
     Origin: 'person who lives well'
    formal someone who enjoys good food and wine, and being with people


    bon viv·antBrE /ˌbɒ̃ viːˈvɒ̃/ 🔊NAmE /ˌbɑːn viːˈvɑːnt/ 🔊 (also bon viv·eur BrE /ˌbɒ̃ viːˈvɜː(r)/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌbɑːn viːˈvɜːr/ 🔊) noun (from French) a person who enjoys going out with friends and eating good food, drinking good wine, etc. 喜欢吃喝玩乐的人 HELP The plural forms can be bon vivants or bons vivants; bon viveurs or bons viveurs but the pronunciation is the same as the singular. 复数形式可以是 bon vivants 或 bons vivants，bon viveurs 或 bons viveurs，其读音与单数形式相同。