ethos

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n. 气质；民族精神；社会思潮

发音

UK /ˈiːθɒs/
其它
US /ˈiθɑs/
US /ˈiθoʊs/

词形变化

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释义与例句

n. C2
  1. 1.

    The character or fundamental values of a person, people, culture, or movement.

    精神

    气质

    思潮

  2. 2.

    A form of rhetoric in which the writer or speaker invokes their authority, competence or expertise in an attempt to persuade others that their view is correct.

  3. 3.

    The traits in a work of art which express the ideal or typic character, as influenced by the ethos (character or fundamental values) of a people, rather than emotional situations or individual character traits in a narrow sense; opposed to pathos.

    艺术

词汇关系

名词

上位词 1

attribute

词源

From Ancient Greek ἦθος (êthos, “character; custom, habit”). Cognate to Sanskrit स्वधा (svadhā́, “habit, custom”).

来源：wiktionary