| 单词 | gentleman scientist |
| 释义 | > as lemmasgentleman scientist gentleman scientist n. now chiefly historical a financially independent man who studies science, typically without having a salaried attachment to a scientific body or institution. ΚΠ 1895 St James's Gaz. 15 Aug. 2/4 (advt.) Most handsome, faultless, grey talking Parrot, with excellent Cage. Gentleman scientist shortly going from home will accept..30s. 1972 New Scientist 11 May 326/2 He has never regarded his science as..a private little intellectual game... ‘The days of the gentleman scientist are over; we're professionals, we're paid well,..and we are going to have to listen to the people who are paying our bills.’ 2019 Western Daily Press (Nexis) 17 Dec. 21 The Somerset gentleman-scientist Andrew Crosse..panicked the locals with his experiments with electricity, giving rise to the legend that he inspired Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. < as lemmas |
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