Demosthenicadj.

Brit.

/ˌdiːməsˈθɛnɪk/, U.S.

/ˌdiməsˈθɛnɪk/

Origin: A borrowing from Greek. Etymon: Greek Δημοσθενικός.

Etymology: < Hellenistic Greek Δημοσθενικός of or relating to Demosthenes (384–322 b.c.), Athenian orator and statesman < ancient Greek Δημοσθένης (classical Latin Dēmosthenēs ) Demosthenes + -ικός -ic suffix. Compare post-classical Latin Demosthenicus (2nd or 3rd cent.), French Démosthénique (1644 or earlier). Compare earlier Demosthenian adj., Demosthenical adj.

Of or relating to Demosthenes or his oratory; typical of or resembling Demosthenes or his speeches, esp. in being lucid, persuasive, or single-minded of purpose.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > speech > speech-making > rhetoric > [adjective] > rhetorical > of specific styles

Rhodian1610

Demosthenian1620

Demosthenical1652

Demosthenic1748

1748 J. Geddes Ess. Composition Antients 308 Here we have a part of the Demosthenic fire.

1821 P. B. Shelley Let. 22 Oct. (1964) II. 360 I congratulate you on your demosthenic energy.

1874 J. P. Mahaffy Social Life Greece xi. 343 The Demosthenic public.

1880 J. McCarthy Hist. our Own Times III. xlvi. 406 Some critics found fault with Lord Palmerston for having spoken of Cobden's as ‘Demosthenic eloquence’.

1934 L. R. Farnell Oxonian looks Back xiv. 182 I replied in the purest Demosthenic Greek that I could find handy.

2007 P. Parsons City Sharp-nosed Fish ix. 146 The well-educated man could write Homeric verses, or a Demosthenic speech, in near-perfect imitation of the original language.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	demosthenic
释义	Demosthenicadj. Brit. /ˌdiːməsˈθɛnɪk/, U.S. /ˌdiməsˈθɛnɪk/ Origin: A borrowing from Greek. Etymon: Greek Δημοσθενικός. Etymology: < Hellenistic Greek Δημοσθενικός of or relating to Demosthenes (384–322 b.c.), Athenian orator and statesman < ancient Greek Δημοσθένης (classical Latin Dēmosthenēs ) Demosthenes + -ικός -ic suffix. Compare post-classical Latin Demosthenicus (2nd or 3rd cent.), French Démosthénique (1644 or earlier). Compare earlier Demosthenian adj., Demosthenical adj. Of or relating to Demosthenes or his oratory; typical of or resembling Demosthenes or his speeches, esp. in being lucid, persuasive, or single-minded of purpose. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > speech-making > rhetoric > [adjective] > rhetorical > of specific styles Rhodian1610 Demosthenian1620 Demosthenical1652 Demosthenic1748 1748 J. Geddes Ess. Composition Antients 308 Here we have a part of the Demosthenic fire. 1821 P. B. Shelley Let. 22 Oct. (1964) II. 360 I congratulate you on your demosthenic energy. 1874 J. P. Mahaffy Social Life Greece xi. 343 The Demosthenic public. 1880 J. McCarthy Hist. our Own Times III. xlvi. 406 Some critics found fault with Lord Palmerston for having spoken of Cobden's as ‘Demosthenic eloquence’. 1934 L. R. Farnell Oxonian looks Back xiv. 182 I replied in the purest Demosthenic Greek that I could find handy. 2007 P. Parsons City Sharp-nosed Fish ix. 146 The well-educated man could write Homeric verses, or a Demosthenic speech, in near-perfect imitation of the original language. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1748
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