A libertine is someone who lives for pleasure, especially sexual pleasure, and does not care much about the moral rules other people follow. It is mostly a word for the person; you can also hear it as a describing word (a libertine life).

A libertine is someonelibertine指的是一種人 who lives for pleasure為享樂而活, especially sexual pleasure尤其是性方面的享樂, and does not care much about而且不太在乎 the moral rules other people follow別人遵守的道德規範. It is mostly a word for the person它主要是用來稱呼人的字; you can also hear it as a describing word你也會聽到它當形容詞用 (a libertine life像a libertine life（放蕩的生活）).

The tone is old-fashioned and a little literary — novels, history, and sharp comments use it more than everyday chat. You would not usually call a classmate this; it is a strong, judging word.

The tone is old-fashioned and a little literary這個字的調性老派又帶點文學味 — novels, history, and sharp comments use it more小說、歷史和犀利的評論比較常用 than everyday chat日常聊天不太會用. You would not usually call a classmate this你通常不會這樣稱呼同學; it is a strong, judging word這是一個很重、帶批判性的字.

Though actually the story under it is not about sex at first. In Latin, a libertinus was a freedman: a person who had been a slave and was then made free. From that came the idea of someone who had slipped the rules.

Though actually不過其實 the story under it這個字背後的故事 is not about sex at first一開始並不是在講性. In Latin在拉丁文裡 a libertinus was a freedmanlibertinus指的是被釋放的奴隸: a person who had been a slave一個原本是奴隸的人 and was then made free後來被釋放自由了. From that came the idea of由此衍生出的概念是 someone who had slipped the rules一個掙脫了規範的人.

French libertin carried it into English. So the “free” inside the word is the same family as liberty, but the meaning drifted from “set free” to “free of moral rules, often in bed.” It is not the same as libertarian, which is about government and politics.

French libertin法文的libertin carried it into English把這個字帶進了英文. So the "free" inside the word所以這個字裡的「自由」 is the same family as liberty跟liberty是同一個字根家族, but the meaning drifted但意思漸漸偏移 from "set free"從「被釋放」 to "free of moral rules, often in bed."變成「不受道德規範約束，通常是在床笫之間」. It is not the same as libertarian它跟libertarian不一樣, which is about government and politicslibertarian講的是政府和政治.