cosmopolite

n. 世界主义者, 世界性 a. 世界主义的

发音

其它 /kɑzˈmɑpəˌlaɪt/

词形变化

cosmopolites 复数 cosmopolites more cosmopolite 比较级 most cosmopolite 最高级

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    One who is at home in every place; a citizen of the world; a cosmopolitan person.

    四海为家者

    世界公民

  2. 2.

    The butterfly painted lady (Vanessa cardui).

    加拿大 美国 过时
  3. 3.

    A plant found more or less everywhere in the world.

    生物 植物学
adj.
  1. 1.

    Of or relating to cosmopolites; cosmopolitan.

  2. 2.

    Oriented, exposed to or open to ideas and influences outside one's own social system or group.

    媒体

    Early adopters tend to be better educated, enjoy higher social status, occupy positions in organizations of greater size and resources, consume higher levels of information from mass media communications, and are more cosmopolite than their later adopting counterparts. An individual or organization that is more cosmopolite is one that seeks and receives higher levels of exposure and exchange with individuals and organizations outside of their specific social system.

  3. 3.

    Distributed throughout the world; having a wide geographical distribution.

    生物

    Both species could be labelled as the most cosmopolite as they appear in 100% of the sampling spots, both indoors and outdoors.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

cosmopolitan

上位词 2

man of the world sophisticate

下位词 1

globe trotter

词源

Borrowed from French cosmopolite, from Latin cosmopolītēs, itself borrowed from Koine Greek κοσμοπολίτης (kosmopolítēs, “citizen of the world”), from Ancient Greek κόσμος (kósmos, “world”) + πολίτης (polítēs, “citizen”).

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