单词 | misanthropic |
释义 | misanthropicadj. Relating to, resembling, or characteristic of a misanthrope; characterized by misanthropy. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social attitudes > misanthropy > [adjective] misanthropical1621 misanthrope1757 misanthropic1762 Timonian1770 unphilanthropic1802 1762 Biogr. Dict. XI. 65 [Swift's epitaph] shews a most unhappy misanthropic state of mind. 1792 C. Smith Desmond II. xv Swift,..in one of his most misanthropic humours, says, while he execrates the human race in general, that he still loves John and Thomas. 1812 Ld. Byron Childe Harold: Cantos I & II i. lxxxiv. 50 He..view'd them not with misanthropic hate. 1823 W. Scott St. Ronan's Well I. v. 113 A misanthropic recluse. 1881 Med. Temp. Jrnl. 47 163 Insomnia does not so much produce special local affections as a miserable misanthropic state. 1933 D. Thomas Let. Nov. (1985) 43 A misanthropic doctor..has given me four years to live. 1952 ELH 19 57 So strongly misanthropic is..Part IV that one is likely to forget about..everything..but the corrosive quality of Gulliver's hatred. 1997 E. Payne Westend in M. River Allnighter 54 Camden is both inexpensive and fun, very crowded so don't be misanthropic. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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