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单词 opsimathy
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opsimathyn.

Brit. /ɒpˈsɪməθi/, U.S. /ɑpˈsɪməθi/
Forms: 1600s opsimathie, 1700s– opsimathy.
Origin: A borrowing from Greek. Etymon: Greek ὀψιμαθία.
Etymology: < ancient Greek ὀψιμαθία learning acquired late in life < ὀψιμαθής late in learning (see opsimath n.) + -ία -y suffix3.
literary.
Learning conducted or acquired late in life; an instance of this.
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a1656 J. Hales Golden Remains (1673) i. 218 Therefore Opsimathie, which is too late beginning to learn, was counted a great vice, and very unseemly.
1726 R. Sutton Let. to Sir T. Parkyns 4 Such opsimathy, such Philotomy, cannot stratuminate the Way to your Reasons.
1872 F. Hall Rec. Exempl. False Philol. 73 Whatever philological learning he possesses is..in all seeming, the latest of opsimathies.
1905 Westm. Gaz. 12 July 10/1 A formidable rival in ‘opsimathy’..was John Obadiah Westwood, the first occupant of the Chair of Zoology.
1981 Daily Tel. 3 Sept. 3/5 Her late learning—or opsimathy—comes 50 years after she left school.
2000 National Post (Canada) (Nexis) 23 Dec. c3 Those tech stock enthusiasts who wrote obituaries for the bond market are benefiting from a dose of opsimathy.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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