bon vivant

noun

/ˌbɒ̃ viːˈvɒ̃/

/ˌbɑːn viːˈvɑːnt/

(also bon viveur

/ˌbɒ̃ viːˈvɜː(r)/

/ˌbɑːn viːˈvɜːr/

)

(from French)

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a person who enjoys going out with friends and eating good food, drinking good wine, etc.喜欢吃喝玩乐的人 The plural forms can be bon vivants or bons vivants; bon viveurs or bons viveurs but the pronunciation is the same as the singular.
Word Originlate 17th cent.: from French, literally ‘person living well’, from bon ‘good’ and vivre ‘to live’.