| 词汇 | libertine |
| 词源 | libertine. Early in the 16th century a group of European freethinkers dubbed themselves the Libertines, a word that had previously meant “a freed slave.” Because they believed that there was no sin, and acted accordingly, these Libertines saw their name become a synonym for any morally or sexually un- restrained person, a rake, or a profligate. |
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