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单词 misanthropist
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misanthropistn.

Brit. /mᵻˈsanθrəpɪst/, /mᵻˈzanθrəpɪst/, U.S. /məˈsænθrəpəst/
Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: Greek μισάνθρωπος , -ist suffix.
Etymology: < ancient Greek μισάνθρωπος Misanthropos n. + -ist suffix. Compare earlier Misanthropos n., and also misanthropy n.
= misanthrope n.
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1648 ‘Mercurio-Mastix Hibernicus’ Muzzle for Cerberus 13 Our Patriots, Pirates, Pilates, Traitors, Tymous misantrhopists, Prince-haters;..Who but knowne knaves, Dulmans proud sots, Would stigmatize, all these for plots.
1791 R. Cumberland Observer (ed. 2) V. cxxxviii. 130 Passages..where he [sc. Menander] speaks in the character of a misanthropist.
1847 E. Brontë Wuthering Heights I. i. 1 A situation..completely removed from the stir of society. A perfect misanthropist's heaven.
1876 L. Stephen Hist. Eng. Thought 18th Cent. II. xii. iv. 372 The sturdy moralist had a hearty dislike for the misanthropist.
1950 Yale French Stud. No. 5. 64 Rousseau..loosed a flood of apocalyptic rage against Molière for treating the misanthropist as a comic figure.
1988 P. Toynbee End of Journey 382 I never was a misanthropist... But..I have been more impressed by kindness here than by any other human quality.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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