单词 | deipnosophist |
释义 | deipnosophist[ dahyp-nos-uh-fist ] / daɪpˈnɒs ə fɪst / nouna person who is an adept conversationalist at table. Origin of deipnosophist1650–60; after a literary work by Athenaeus, Deipnosophistḗs, an expert in affairs of the kitchen, equivalent to Greek deîpno(n) meal + sophistḗssophist Words nearby deipnosophistdeinonychus, deinstitutionalization, deinstitutionalize, deionization, deionize, deipnosophist, Deira, Deirdre, deism, deisolate, deist Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for deipnosophist
British Dictionary definitions for deipnosophistdeipnosophist / (daɪpˈnɒsəfɪst) / nounrare a person who is a master of dinner-table conversation Word Origin for deipnosophistC17: from Greek deipnosophistai, title of a Greek work by Athenaeus (3rd century), describing learned discussions at a banquet, from deipnon meal + sophistai wise men; see sophist Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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