Dictionary entry
eudaemonia
/ˌjuːdiˈməuniə/
noun
幸福；身心安康、富足的状态
a contented state of being happy and healthy and prosperous
- 1.
n a contented state of being happy and healthy and prosperous
幸福；因理性而积极生活所带来的幸福
幸福；因理性而积极生活所带来的幸福
In use
After years of chasing money, she finally found eudaemonia in a simple life by the sea.
The philosopher argued that true eudaemonia comes from living virtuously, not from pleasure.
For many people, good health and close friends are the foundation of eudaemonia.
seek + eudaemonia
Many philosophers seek eudaemonia through virtuous living.
许多哲学家通过有德行的生活追求幸福。
state of eudaemonia
用于哲学语境，指理想的生活状态。
The state of eudaemonia is often described as flourishing.
幸福的状态常被描述为繁荣。
achieve eudaemonia
Can one achieve eudaemonia without material wealth?
没有物质财富能实现幸福吗？
Common mistakes
This is a eudaemonia life.This is a eudaemonic life.
eudaemonia 是名词，不能直接修饰名词；应使用其形容词形式 eudaemonic。
I have many eudaemonias.I have much eudaemonia.
eudaemonia 是不可数名词，不能用 many 修饰，应用 much 或 other quantifiers for uncountable nouns。
Connections
Confusing words
- happiness
- 幸福 · eudaemonia 特指通过理性积极生活获得的深层幸福，而 happiness 泛指普遍的情绪状态
- well-being
- 福祉 · eudaemonia 强调理性生活带来的幸福，well-being 更侧重健康、富足等综合状态
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