Demosthenic

a. 象狄摩西尼的, 雄辩的

发音

UK /ˌdɛməsˈθɛnɪk/

词形变化

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释义与例句

adj.
  1. 1.

    Pertaining to or characteristic of Demosthenes, a celebrated Athenian orator (384-322, B.C.), especially famous for his "Phillippics," or orations delivered against the encroachments of Philip, king of Macedon.

词源

From Latin Demosthenicus, from Demosthenes, from Ancient Greek Δημοσθένης (Dēmosthénēs, “a celebrated orator”). The name means "strong with the people", from δῆμος (dêmos, “the people”) + σθένος (sthénos, “strength”).

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