opsimath

n. 晚年开始学习的人

发音

UK /ˈɒpsɪmæθ/
US /ˈɑpsɪmæθ/

词形变化

opsimaths 复数 opsimaths

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A person who learns late in life.

    罕用

    But with reference to the latter, I may be permitted to say, that from the dissipation and idleness of his earlier years, Mr. Fox in Greek and Roman Literature was necessarily an Opsimath.

词源

From the Ancient Greek ὀψιμαθής (opsimathḗs, “late in learning”), ultimately from ὀψέ (opsé, “late”) and μανθάνω (manthánō, “I learn”); compare opsimathy, philomath, and polymath. First appears c. 1808 in The Gentleman's Magazine.

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