Christopherian

构词拆解

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后缀

-ian: (as an adjective) From, related to, or like. · (as a noun) One from, belonging to, relating to, or like.

词源说明

Coined by developmental psychologist Howard Gardner, from Christopher +‎ -ian, because Christopher Columbus challenged the popular belief that the Earth was flat.

释义

形容词adjective

1(education) Of or relating to situations where students encounter evidence that contradicts their intuitive theories.