释义 |
renovator|ˈrɛnəʊveɪtə(r)| [a. L. renovātor, agent-n. f. renovāre to renovate; cf. F. rénovateur.] One who renovates.
1839I. Taylor Ancient Chr. I. 367 As often as any stern and fanatical renovator came into the management of these religious houses. 1840Mill Diss. & Disc. (1875) I. 427 The barbarian conquerors were the renovators, not the destroyers of its civilisation. |