pundit
中文来自 ECDICT
- n.
- 学者，梵文学者，博学的印度人，权威
演变路径（由近及远）
词源说明
Borrowed from Hindi पंडित (paṇḍit) / Urdu پنڈت (panḍit), from Sanskrit पण्डित (paṇḍita, “scholar, learned man, teacher, philosopher”). Doublet of pandit.
释义（英文）
名词 Noun
- An expert in a particular field, especially as called upon to provide comment or opinion in the media; a commentator, a critic. [from 19th c.]
- A learned person in India; someone with knowledge of Sanskrit, philosophy, religion and law; a Hindu scholar. [from 17th c.]
- (historical) A native surveyor in British India, trained to carry out clandestine surveillance beyond British borders.