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philosopher

UK //fɪˈlɒsəfə(r)//US //fɪˈlɑːsəfər//

词源

源自希腊语 philosophos,由 philo-(爱)和 sophos(智慧)组成,字面意思为'爱智慧的人'。

noun

❶ 哲学家,指研究或教授哲学的人,通常探讨存在、知识、价值观、理性等基本问题。

“Socrates was a famous Greek philosopher who questioned everything.”

(苏格拉底是一位著名的希腊哲学家,他对一切事物都提出质疑。)

“She wants to become a philosopher and study the meaning of life.”

(她想成为一名哲学家,研究生命的意义。)

❶ 泛指思想深刻、冷静理性的人,能够以智慧态度面对生活困境的人。

“After losing his job, he faced the situation like a true philosopher.”

(失业后,他以真正的哲人态度面对这一处境。)

“My grandfather was a philosopher who always saw the bigger picture.”

(我的祖父是个哲人,总能看清大局。)

同义词:thinker, sage, scholar

常见短语

philosopher's stone — 传说中的点金石,在中世纪炼金术中被认为能将普通金属变成黄金或制造长生不老药。

“Alchemists spent years searching for the philosopher's stone.”

(炼金术士们花费多年时间寻找点金石。)

natural philosopher — 旧时对自然科学家的称呼,特指在科学革命时期研究自然现象的学者。

“Isaac Newton was considered a natural philosopher in his time.”

(艾萨克·牛顿在他那个时代被视为自然哲学家。)