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单词 scholiast
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Definition of scholiast in English:

scholiast

nounˈskəʊlɪastˈskoʊliˌæst
historical
  • A commentator on ancient or classical literature.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Maybe the scholiast has created a schematic he cannot fully control.
    • Of the methods taught by Aryabhata and demonstrated by his scholiast Bhaskara I, some are based on comparison of similar right-angled plane triangles, and others are derived from inference.
    • The identification is doubtful, but the scholiast (ancient commentator) knew Varus' origin.
    Synonyms
    commentator, observer, monitor, pundit, expert, authority, arbiter, interpreter, exponent, expounder

Derivatives

  • scholiastic

  • adjectiveskəʊlɪˈastɪk
    historical
    • Nicander's poems were authoritative until the Renaissance, even with the large scholiastic literature alongside, attempting to explain many of Nicander's patently murky terms.

Origin

Late 16th century: from medieval Greek skholiastēs, from skholiazein 'write scholia' (see scholium).

 
 

Definition of scholiast in US English:

scholiast

nounˈskoʊliˌæstˈskōlēˌast
historical
  • A commentator on ancient or classical literature.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The identification is doubtful, but the scholiast (ancient commentator) knew Varus' origin.
    • Maybe the scholiast has created a schematic he cannot fully control.
    • Of the methods taught by Aryabhata and demonstrated by his scholiast Bhaskara I, some are based on comparison of similar right-angled plane triangles, and others are derived from inference.
    Synonyms
    commentator, observer, monitor, pundit, expert, authority, arbiter, interpreter, exponent, expounder

Origin

Late 16th century: from medieval Greek skholiastēs, from skholiazein ‘write scholia’ (see scholium).

 
 
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