Erudite
“Erudite”是形容词,表示拥有或展示通过阅读和学习获得的广泛知识;博学的或学术的。常用于描述人、他们的写作或知识性讨论。
- “He was never dull, always erudite and well informed.” (他从不乏味,总是博学且消息灵通。)
- “She wrote in an original and highly erudite style.” (她以原创且高度博学的风格写作。)
- “Because even his emails are literary, this one was erudite and friendly.” (因为即使他的邮件都是文学性的,这一封也是博学且友好的。)
“Erudite”来自中古英语”erudit”,源自拉丁语”ēruditus”,是”ērudīre”(“教导”或”教育”)的过去分词。拉丁语”ērudīre”由”ē-”(“从…中”)和”rudis”(“粗鲁的”、“粗糙的”或”无知的”)组成,字面意思是”将某人从粗糙或未开化的状态中带出来”。
“Erudite”由前缀”e-”(出)+ 词根”rud-”(粗糙、无知)+ 后缀”-ite”(形容词)构成。
“Erudite”在15世纪首次以当前意义记录在英语中。这个词常用于学术和文学语境,描述那些通过广泛阅读和学习获得深厚知识的人。
- 名词形式: “erudition”(博学)
- 副词形式: “eruditely”(博学地)
“Erudite”的音标是/ˈer-ə-ˌdaɪt/,可以联想”error”(错误)+ “rude”(粗鲁)+ “ite”(人),想象一个从错误和粗鲁中走出来的人,即博学的人。
“The erudite professor could discuss topics ranging from ancient philosophy to modern physics with equal ease. His erudition impressed everyone in the room.” (这位博学的教授能够同样轻松地讨论从古代哲学到现代物理的各种话题。他的博学给房间里的每个人留下了深刻印象。)