| 单词 | ad hominem |
| 释义 | ad hominem[ ad -hom-uh-nuhm -nem, ahd‐ ] / æd ˈhɒm ə nəm -ˌnɛm, ɑd‐ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR ad hominem ON THESAURUS.COM adjectiveattacking an opponent's character or motives rather than answering the argument or claim. appealing to one's prejudices, emotions, or special interests rather than to one's intellect or reason.Compare ad feminam. Origin of ad hominemFirst recorded in 1580–90 for def. 2, and in 1780–90 for def. 1; from Latin: literally, “to a person” Words nearby ad hominemadhib., adhibit, ad hoc, ad hockery, adhocracy, ad hominem, adiabat, adiabatic, adiabatic chart, adiactinic, adiadochokinesia Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for ad hominemad hominem / Latin (æd ˈhɒmɪˌnɛm) / adjective, adverbdirected against a person rather than against his arguments based on or appealing to emotion rather than reason Compare ad remSee also argumentum ad hominem Word Origin for ad hominemliterally: to the man 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 Cultural definitions for ad hominemad hominem [ (ad hom-uh-nem, ad hom-uh-nuhm) ] A Latin expression meaning “to the man.” An ad hominem argument is one that relies on personal attacks rather than reason or substance. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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