单词 | philosopher |
释义 | philosopher —philosophership, n. /fi los"euh feuhr/, n. 1. a person who offers views or theories on profound questions in ethics, metaphysics, logic, and other related fields. 2. a person who is deeply versed in philosophy. 3. a person who establishes the central ideas of some movement, cult, etc. 4. a person who regulates his or her life, actions, judgments, utterances, etc., by the light of philosophy or reason. 5. a person who is rationally or sensibly calm, esp. under trying circumstances. 6. Obs. an alchemist or occult scientist. [bef. 900; ME, var. of PHILOSOPHRE < AF (MF philosophe < L philosophus); r. OE philosoph < L philosophus < Gk philósophos philosopher, equiv. to philo- PHILO- + soph(ía) wisdom (see -SOPHY) + -os n. suffix] |
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