chrestomathy

n. 诸家名文选集, 文摘

发音

US /kɹɛˈstɒməθi/

词形变化

chrestomathies 复数 chrestomathies

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A collection of written passages, used to learn an unfamiliar language.

    EC Bridgman's Chinese Chrestomathy in the Canton Dialect (1841)

  2. 2.

    A collection of choice passages from an author or authors.

    A Mencken Chrestomathy (1982)

词汇关系

名词

上位词 4

selection extract excerpt excerption

词源

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʰer-der. Ancient Greek χρηστός (khrēstós) Ancient Greek μᾰνθᾰ́νω (mănthắnō) Ancient Greek χρηστομᾰθέω (khrēstomăthéō) Ancient Greek χρηστομᾰ́θειᾰ (khrēstomắtheiă) English chrestomathy From Ancient Greek χρηστομάθεια (khrēstomátheia, “useful for learning”).

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