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单词 anthropinistic
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anthropinisticadj.

Brit. /anˌθrɒpᵻˈnɪstɪk/, U.S. /ænˌθrɑpəˈnɪstɪk/
Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: Greek ἀνθρώπινος , -istic suffix.
Etymology: < ancient Greek ἀνθρώπινος human ( < ἄνθρωπος man (see anthropo- comb. form) + -ινος -ine suffix2) + -istic suffix. Compare slightly later anthropinism n.
Now rare.
Characterized by anthropinism; anthropocentric.
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anthropinistic1878
1878 Mind 3 329 Yet amid all this wealth of anthropinistic sublimity..we miss any feeling for the sublime of nature in repose.
1880 Academy 23 Oct. 292 The primitive conception of beauty must have been purely anthropinistic—must have gathered mainly round the personality of man or woman.
1997 R. L. Schwarz Metaphors & Action Schemes viii. 182 Our sense of order is anthropocentric and anthropinistic.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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