polymath

n. 博学者

发音

UK /ˈpɒlɪmæθ/
US /ˈpɑliˌmæθ/
US /ˈpɑlɪmæθ/

词形变化

polymaths 复数 polymaths

别名

polumathe polymathe

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A person with extraordinarily broad and comprehensive knowledge.

    学识渊博的人

    博学的人

    To be thought and held Polumathes and Polihistors.

词汇关系

名词

上位词 3

initiate savant pundit

词源

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek πολυμαθής (polumathḗs, “having learnt much”), first attested in 1624. From πολύς (polús, “much”) (for more, see poly-) + μανθάνω (manthánō, “to learn”). Compare opsimath, philomath, polyhistor, polymathic, polymathist, and polymathy.

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