单词 | syncrisis |
释义 | syncrisisn. ? Obsolete. Comparison; Rhetoric a figure by which diverse or opposite things are compared. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > discovery > comparison > contrast > [noun] contention1530 contraposition1581 counterposition1594 syncrisis1656 contrast1731 counterview1738 contrastment1823 society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > figure of speech > figures of meaning > [noun] > simile > comparison of diverse or opposite things syncrisis1656 1656 J. Smith Myst. Rhetorique Unvail'd 207 Syncrisis is a comparison of contrary things, and divers persons in one sentence. 1673 B. Makin Ess. to revive Antient Educ. Gentlewomen 38 All Knowledge is increased by Syncrisis. 1674 M. Lewis Ess. Educ. Youth 17 All instruction ought to be by syncrisis, that is, comparing what we are to learn with what we know. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1919; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < n.1656 |
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。