| 单词 | spencerian |
| 释义 | Spencerian in American English (spɛnˈsɪriən) adjective US of or characteristic of the style of penmanship taught by Platt Rogers Spencer (1800-64), U.S. teacher, characterized by rounded, well-formed letters Spencerian in American English 1 (spenˈsɪəriən) adjective 1. of Herbert Spencer or his philosophy noun 2. a follower of Herbert Spencer Word origin [1885–90; spencer + -ian]This word is first recorded in the period 1885–90. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: foregut, reactor, seminar, twofer, zoom-ian is a suffix occurring originally in adjectives borrowed from Latin, formed from nounsdenoting places (Italian) or persons (Flavian), and now productively forming English adjectives by extension of the Latin pattern.Attached to geographical names, it denotes provenance or membership (Washingtonian), the latter sense now extended to membership in social classes, religious denominations,etc. (Episcopalian; pedestrian). Attached to personal names, it has the additional senses “contemporary with” ( Victorian) or “proponent of” (Hegelian; Freudian) the person specified by the noun base. It also occurs in a set of personal nouns,mainly loanwords from French, denoting one who engages in, practices, or works withthe referent of the base noun (comedian; grammarian; theologian)Spencerian in American English 2 (spenˈsɪəriən) adjective pertaining to or characteristic of a system of penmanship, characterized by clear, rounded letters slanting to the right Word origin [1875–80; P. R. spencer + -ian]This word is first recorded in the period 1875–80. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Diaspora, fan-tan, hat trick, pressure point, slime mold-ian is a suffix occurring originally in adjectives borrowed from Latin, formed from nounsdenoting places (Italian) or persons (Flavian), and now productively forming English adjectives by extension of the Latin pattern.Attached to geographical names, it denotes provenance or membership (Washingtonian), the latter sense now extended to membership in social classes, religious denominations,etc. (Episcopalian; pedestrian). Attached to personal names, it has the additional senses “contemporary with” ( Victorian) or “proponent of” (Hegelian; Freudian) the person specified by the noun base. It also occurs in a set of personal nouns,mainly loanwords from French, denoting one who engages in, practices, or works withthe referent of the base noun (comedian; grammarian; theologian) |
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