单词 | sciencist |
释义 | sciencistn. Now rare. An expert in or practitioner of a science; a scientist. Also: an enthusiast for science.In quot. 1778 referring to a person who employs scientific principles and methods in farming.Some later examples may be misspellings or typographical errors for scientist. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > farmer > [noun] > scientific or successful farmer sciencist1778 scientific farmer1778 bonanza farmer1884 the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > branch of knowledge > systematic knowledge, science > [noun] > scientist man of science1482 natural philosopher?1541 secretary of nature1580 artsman1632 experimental philosopher1651 artist1665 scientific1738 sciencist1778 scientist1834 scientician1841 scientiate1847 scient1854 sciencer1871 natural scientist1872 specialist1918 boffin1945 1778 W. Marshall Minutes Agric. Digest 10 The Sciencist knows nothing but what proceeds directly from Analysis, Experiment and Observation. 1799 W. Whitmore Fourth of June 8 No sciencist or artist but will claim—All, all, will be employ'd—and all obtain their aim. 1860 Sci. Amer. 21 Apr. 266/1 The result of a scientific discussion which took place at that time, producing a result which has rendered his name famous as a sciencist, the world over. 1877 Friends' Q. Examiner 11 224 I was one day comparing and contrasting the work of these contemporaries,..in the company of a few of my young friends, when one of them, who calls himself a sciencist, broke out into some such strain as this. 2009 C. Mooney & S. Kirshenbaum Unscientific America Notes 149 In much the same way scientists (and science-ists) from the generation preceding ours drew inspiration from Sagan. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1778 |
随便看 |
|
英语词典包含1132095条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。