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ipse

UK /ˈɪpseɪ/US /ˈɪpseɪ/

词源

源自拉丁语 ipse,意为“他自己”或“自身”,在哲学和神学中有重要应用。

noun

❶ 拉丁语词汇,意为“他自己”或“自身”,常用于哲学或神学语境中强调自我存在或本质。

“Ipse dixit means 'he himself said it'.”

(Ipse dixit 意为“他自己说的”。)

“The concept of ipseity refers to selfhood or personal identity.”

(Ipseity 这个概念指的是自我或个人身份。)

同义词:self, himself, itself

常见短语

ipse dixit — 拉丁短语,意为“他自己说的”,通常用来指未经证明的断言或权威人士的武断言论。

“He offered no evidence for his claim; it was merely an ipse dixit.”

(他没有为他的主张提供任何证据;这仅仅是一种武断的言论。)

ipse facto — 拉丁短语,意为“由事实本身”,指某事因其自身性质而成立或显而易见。

“By admitting the truth, he was ipse facto confessing his guilt.”

(通过承认事实,他实际上是在认罪。)