polymath

英['pɒlɪmæθ] 美['pɑlɪmæθ]
  • n. 博学的人
  • adj. 博学的

中文词源


polymath 博学家

poly-,多,复,聚,-math,知识,学习,词源同mathematics,mind.

英文词源


polymath
polymath: see mathematics
polymath (n.)
1620s, from Greek polymathes "having learned much, knowing much," from polys "much" (see poly-) + root of manthanein "to learn" (see mathematic).

双语例句


1. Mr English, an associate editor of the Guardian, is a polymath who wears his learning lightly.
英格力士先生是《卫报》的副编辑,是一位略显才华的博学者。

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