请输入您要查询的英文单词:

 

单词 peripatetic
释义

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
per•i•pa•tet•ic /ˌpɛrəpəˈtɛtɪk/USA pronunciation   adj. 
  1. walking or traveling about;
    itinerant.

n. [countable]
  1. an itinerant person.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
per•i•pa•tet•ic  (per′ə pə tetik),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. walking or traveling about; itinerant.
  2. Philosophy(cap.) of or pertaining to Aristotle, who taught philosophy while walking in the Lyceum of ancient Athens.
  3. Philosophy(cap.) of or pertaining to the Aristotelian school of philosophy.

n. 
  1. a person who walks or travels about.
  2. Philosophy(cap.) a member of the Aristotelian school.
  • Greek peripatētikós of Aristotle and his school, literally, walking about, equivalent. to peripatē- (verbid stem of peripateîn to walk about, equivalent. to peri- peri- + pateîn to walk; akin to path) + -tikos -tic
  • Latin peripatēticus
  • late Middle English 1400–50
per′i•pa•teti•cal•ly, adv. 
per•i•pa•tet•i•cism  (per′ə pə tetə siz′əm),USA pronunciation n. 
    • 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged wandering, roving; vagrant.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
peripatetic /ˌpɛrɪpəˈtɛtɪk/ adj
  1. itinerant
  2. Brit employed in two or more educational establishments and travelling from one to another: a peripatetic football coach
n
  1. a peripatetic person
Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin peripatēticus, from Greek peripatētikos, from peripatein to pace to and fro

ˌperipaˈtetically adv
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Peripatetic /ˌpɛrɪpəˈtɛtɪk/ adj
  1. of or relating to the teachings of Aristotle, who used to teach philosophy while walking about the Lyceum in ancient Athens
n
  1. a student of Aristotelianism
随便看

 

英语词典包含188688条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。

 

Copyright © 2004-2022 Newdu.com All Rights Reserved
更新时间:2024/9/21 12:32:25