sophist
/ˈsɒfɪst//ˈsoʊfɪst/
词源链
- 英语English
sophist
词源说明
Learned borrowing from Latin sophista and sophistes, borrowed from Ancient Greek σοφιστής (sophistḗs, “wise one”), from σοφίζομαι (sophízomai, “to become wise”).
释义
名词noun
- 1historicalAlternative letter-case form of Sophist, certain teachers in Ancient Greece, particularly skilled orators.
- 2figurativeA teacher who uses plausible but fallacious reasoning