ousia

[希]=essence

发音

UK /ˈuːsɪə/
UK /ˈuːzɪə/

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The essential nature or ‘substance’ of God, often as contrasted to the ‘energies’ (external actions and influences) through which he is manifest.

    不可数 宗教
  2. 2.

    Essence, being.

    不可数 哲学

词源

Borrowed from Ancient Greek οὐσία (ousía), from οὖσα (oûsa), the feminine present participle of εἰμί (eimí, “I am”).

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