单词 | Cyrenaic |
释义 | Cyrenaic /sir'euh nay"ik, suy'reuh-/, adj. 1. of or pertaining to Cyrenaica, or its chief city, Cyrene. 2. noting or pertaining to a school of philosophy founded by Aristippus of Cyrene, who taught that pleasure is the only rational aim of life. n. 3. a native or inhabitant of Cyrenaica. 4. a disciple of the Cyrenaic school of philosophy. [1580-90; < L Cyrenaicus < Gk Kyrennaïkós, equiv. to Kyrena- (comb. form of Kyréne CYRENE) + -ikos -IC] |
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