单词 | renaissance man |
释义 | > as lemmasRenaissance man Renaissance man n. a man who exhibits the virtues of an idealized man of the Renaissance; (now usually more generally) one with many talents or interests, esp. in the arts and humanities. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ability > [noun] > many-sidedness or versatility > many-sided or versatile person universalist1713 Admirable Crichton1807 all-rounder1869 all-arounder1902 Renaissance man1906 uomo universale1963 the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > excellence > [noun] > excellent person gemc1275 blooma1300 excellence1447 mirrorc1450 man of mena1470 treasure?1545 paragon1548 shining light1563 Apollo's swan?1592 man of wax1597 rara avis1607 Titan1611 choice spirita1616 excellency1725 inestimable1728 inimitable1751 cock of the walk1781 surpasser1805 shiner1810 swell1816 trump1819 tip-topper1822 star1829 beauty1832 soarer1895 trumph1895 pansy1899 Renaissance man1906 exemplum virtutis1914 museum piece1920 superman1925 flyer1930 pistol1935 all-star1949 1906 W. H. Woodward Stud. Educ. Renaissance vii. 128 That the Frenchmen in their King's train should be profoundly impressed with the Renaissance man as they found him declared in Rodrigo Borgia, and his enigmatic son, in Ludovico Sforza or Ercole d'Este, is no cause for wonder. 1948 W. K. Ferguson Renaissance in Hist. Thought v. 128 The discontented rebels against the restrictions of contemporary bourgeois society..took the lead in the idealization of the Renaissance man, combining the cult of genius with that of free, egoistic personality. 1970 E. Pace Saberlegs (1971) xiv. 132 I knew your father... A fine man. So many-sided. What I believe you would call a Renaissance man. 1977 Time 8 Aug. 32/3 At 50, Hood is the Renaissance man of sailing; he designed, cut the sails and outfitted Independence, the first man in history to control every aspect of a 12-tonner from drawing board to helm. 2002 N.Y. Times Bk. Rev. 28 Apr. 28/1 Talk about Renaissance men: fabulist, gymnast, horse tamer, urban theorist and renowned architect, Alberti was the real deal. < as lemmas |
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