Sophist

词形变化

Sophists 复数 Sophists

别名

sophist

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A teacher in Ancient Greece, particularly (derogatory) teachers of oratory noted for their disingenuous argumentation and fallacious reasoning.

    历史
  2. 2.

    Alternative letter-case form of sophist, various figurative senses.

    贬义

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

casuist

上位词 3

philosopher ratiocinator reasoner

词源

Learned borrowing from Latin sophista and sophistes, borrowed from Ancient Greek σοφιστής (sophistḗs, “wise one”), from σοφίζομαι (sophízomai, “to become wise”).

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