aporian.

/əˈpɔːrɪə/

/əˈpɒrɪə/

Etymology: Latin, < Greek ἀπορία , noun of state < ἄπορος : see aporetic adj.

1. Rhetoric. See quots.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > figure of speech > figures of structure or thought > [noun] > professed doubt of what to say

aporia1589

doubtful1589

1589 G. Puttenham Arte Eng. Poesie iii. xix. 189 Aporia, or the Doubtfull. [So] called..because oftentimes we will seeme to cast perils, and make doubt of things when by a plaine manner of speech wee might affirme or deny him.

1656 J. Smith Myst. Rhetorique Unvail'd 150 Aporia is a figure whereby the Speaker sheweth that he doubteth, either where to begin for the multitude of matters, or what to do or say in some strange or ambiguous thing.

1751 in Chambers; and in mod. Dicts. [E.g. Luke xvi. 3.]

2. A perplexing difficulty.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > difficulty > types of difficulty > [noun] > difficulty or perplexity > a difficult or perplexing problem

perplexity1589

perplex1652

tostication1748

aporia1893

headache1909

head-scratcher1938

migraine1942

ass-kicker1973

1888 Athenæum 18 Aug. 219/3 No quibble was too sophistical, no ἀπορία too transparent, for him to think it worth examination.]

1893 W. C. Robinson tr. B. ten Brink Hist. Eng. Lit. II. 80 The solution of many an aporia, as attempted by the idealistic thinker.

1902 Daily Chron. 12 Dec. 3/4 Mr. Kidd does not seem to us to surmount this aporia very successfully.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online March 2018).

单词	aporia
释义	aporian. /əˈpɔːrɪə//əˈpɒrɪə/ Etymology: Latin, < Greek ἀπορία , noun of state < ἄπορος : see aporetic adj. 1. Rhetoric. See quots. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > figure of speech > figures of structure or thought > [noun] > professed doubt of what to say aporia1589 doubtful1589 1589 G. Puttenham Arte Eng. Poesie iii. xix. 189 Aporia, or the Doubtfull. [So] called..because oftentimes we will seeme to cast perils, and make doubt of things when by a plaine manner of speech wee might affirme or deny him. 1656 J. Smith Myst. Rhetorique Unvail'd 150 Aporia is a figure whereby the Speaker sheweth that he doubteth, either where to begin for the multitude of matters, or what to do or say in some strange or ambiguous thing. 1751 in Chambers; and in mod. Dicts. [E.g. Luke xvi. 3.] 2. A perplexing difficulty. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > difficulty > types of difficulty > [noun] > difficulty or perplexity > a difficult or perplexing problem perplexity1589 perplex1652 tostication1748 aporia1893 headache1909 head-scratcher1938 migraine1942 ass-kicker1973 1888 Athenæum 18 Aug. 219/3 No quibble was too sophistical, no ἀπορία too transparent, for him to think it worth examination.] 1893 W. C. Robinson tr. B. ten Brink Hist. Eng. Lit. II. 80 The solution of many an aporia, as attempted by the idealistic thinker. 1902 Daily Chron. 12 Dec. 3/4 Mr. Kidd does not seem to us to surmount this aporia very successfully. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online March 2018). < n.1589
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