pundit

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n. 学者, 梵文学者, 博学的印度人, 权威

发音

IN /pɐɳ.ɖɪt̪/
IN /pɐ̃ɳ.ɖɪt̪/
其它
AU
IN /pəɳ.ɖɪt̪/
IN /pʌɳ.ɖɪt̪/
IN /poɳ.ɖit̪/
IN /pɔɳ.ɖit̪/
US /ˈpʌn.dɪt/
UK /ˈpʌn.dɪt/

词形变化

pundits 复数 pundits

别名

pandit

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    An expert in a particular field, especially as called upon to provide comment or opinion in the media; a commentator, a critic.

    权威人士

  2. 2.

    A learned person in India; someone with knowledge of Sanskrit, philosophy, religion and law; a Hindu scholar.

    班智达

  3. 3.

    A native surveyor in British India, trained to carry out clandestine surveillance beyond British borders.

    历史

词汇关系

名词

同义词 2

initiate savant

上位词 1

scholar

下位词 1

polymath

词源

Etymology tree Sanskrit पण्डा (paṇḍā) Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-Iranian *-tás Sanskrit -इत (-ita) Sanskrit पण्डित (paṇḍita)bor. Hindi पंडित (paṇḍit)bor. Urdu پَنْڈِٹ (panḍiṭ)bor. English pundit Borrowed from Hindi पंडित (paṇḍit) / Urdu پنڈت (panḍit), from Sanskrit पण्डित (paṇḍita, “scholar, learned man, teacher, philosopher”). Doublet of pandit.

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