| 释义 |
cos·mo·pol·i·tan
I. \|käzmə|pälətən also -ətən or -əd.ən\ adjective
Etymology: French cosmopolitain, from Middle French, from cosmopolite + -ain (as in Middle French métropolitain metropolitan)
1. : marked by interest in, familiarity with, or knowledge and appreciation of many parts of the world : not provincial, local, limited, or restricted by the attitudes, interests, or loyalties of a single region, section, or sphere of activity : worldwide rather than regional, parochial, or narrow
< the softened cosmopolitan teaching of the prophets of the captivity and the rigid national teaching of the instructors of Israel's youth — Matthew Arnold >
< his cosmopolitan benevolence, impartially extended to all races and to all creeds — T.B.Macaulay >
2. : marked by sophistication and savoir faire arising from urban life and wide travel
< the instructor began to put on the airs of the city. He wanted to appear cosmopolitan — Sherwood Anderson >
3. : composed of persons, constituents, or elements from all parts of the world or from many different places or levels
< that queer, cosmopolitan, rather sinister crowd that is to be found around the Marseilles docks — Rose Macaulay >
4. : widely distributed and common : found in most parts of the world and in varied ecological conditions — used of kinds of organisms
< coccidia are cosmopolitan parasites >
Synonyms: see universal
II. noun
(-s)
: one that is cosmopolitan |