savantn.

Brit.

/ˈsavnt/,

/səˈvɑːnt/, U.S.

/sæˈvɑn(t)/,

/sɑˈvɑnt/,

/səˈvɑnt/

Forms: 1700s savans (plural), 1700s scavans (plural), 1700s– savant, 1800s savan, 1800s sçavans (plural).

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French savant.

Etymology: < French savant (1588 in Middle French as sçavant ), use as noun of Middle French, French savant , †sçavant knowing, learned (c1120 in Old French), use as adjective of the present participle of savoir to know (information), to know how, be capable of (both end of the 10th cent. in Old French), ultimately < classical Latin sapere to be wise (see sapient adj.). Compare earlier sapient n. and also savante n.In sense 2 after idiot savant n. In the plural forms in -ns after the plurals †savans (1598 or earlier; early 15th cent. in Middle French as a plural form of the adjective), †sçavans (1634 in a work title, or earlier) of the French noun; the form savan represents an analogical singular based on English forms of this kind. N.E.D. (1910) gives the non-naturalized pronunciation (savaṅ) /savɑ̃/.

1. An extremely learned or scholarly person, esp. one highly distinguished in a particular field of the arts, science, or literature.In early use chiefly in French-speaking contexts.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > scholarly knowledge, erudition > learned person, scholar > [noun]

uþwitec888

larewc900

learnerc900

witec900

wise manOE

leredc1154

masterc1225

readera1387

artificer1449

man of science1482

rabbi1527

rabbin1531

worthy1567

artsmanc1574

philologer1588

artist1592

virtuoso1613

sophist1614

fulla1616

scholastica1633

philologist1638

gnostic1641

scholarian1647

pundit1661

scientman1661

savant1719

ollamh1723

maulvi1776

pandect1791

Sabora1797

erudit1800

mallam1829

Gelehrter1836

erudite1865

walking encyclopaedia1868

Einstein1942

1719 F. Hauksbee Physico-mech. Exper. v. 225 [He] made a Report thereof to the Royal Academy of Sciences of France; and, upon his return home, those Scavans thought it worth their while to re-examine the matter.

1765 H. Walpole Let. 22 Sept. in Corr. (1941) X. 176 I dined today with a dozen savants.

1805 Edinb. Rev. 7 232 On one of these occasions, the savants in waiting were Quintus Icilius and Thiebault.

1848 E. FitzGerald Lett. (1889) I. 189 I saw Alfred [Tennyson], and the rest of the sçavans.

1882 Musical Times 1 June 342 The death is announced, at Strasburg, of Georges Kastner, son of the well-known musical savant and composer, at the age of thirty.

1920 Ann. Reg. 1919 ii. 45 The new theory is generally known as the ‘Principle of Relativity’, and is due to the Swiss savant, Einstein.

1956 N. Coward Diary 29 Apr. (2000) 318 My plays are written for the public and not for that small galaxy of scruffy critics and pretentious savants who know little and do less.

1996 New Yorker 8 Apr. 78/1 What did the European savants of Existentialism understand about la condition humaine that Ma Rainey did not?

2. A person who displays an unusual (often exceptional) aptitude for one particular type of mental task or artistic activity despite having significant impairment in other areas of intellectual or social functioning, esp. as a result of autism. Cf. idiot savant n.Sometimes with distinguishing word denoting the specific type of ability, as artistic, mathematical, musical savant.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > ability > [noun] > ability or talent > people having talent > person having talent > very gifted person

prodigya1684

boy wonder1857

idiot savant1870

phenom1881

Wunderkind1891

superboy1907

Supergirl1912

savant1919

1919 R. H. Chase Ungeared Mind Table of Contents p. viii. Savants.

1956 Amer. Jrnl. Psychotherapy 10 601 The unfailing memory including minor details which brought Dr. Elkisch to compare Stanley with the ‘idiotic savant’ might also be one of the obsessive psychotic defenses against loss.

1978 Internat. Rev. Res. Mental Retardation 9 288 The method employed by the savant is not, necessarily, the same as a skilled musician would use even if the end product is equivalent.

1989 L. K. Miller Musical Savants 157 Superficially, it would seem the savant is at a distinct advantage in comparison to his mentally retarded peers.

1999 S. Ramachandran & S. Blakeslee Phantoms in Brain ix. 197 If you look at a drawing by [the artistic savant] Nadia, you do see creative artistic ability... but among mathematical and musical savants, there are no such examples.

Compounds

savant syndrome n. the condition of being a savant (sense 2).

ΚΠ

1983 N.Y. Times 12 July c 2/1 The kinds of skills associated with the savant syndrome are diverse.

1993 Brain & Cognition 23 279 A patient..with an Asperger syndrome.., who shows an outstanding ability for three-dimensional drawing of inanimate objects (savant syndrome).

2008 S. A. Gutman Quick Ref. Neurosci. Rehabilit. Professionals (ed. 2) §25. 220 People with savant syndrome possess highly sophisticated skills in areas such as music, art, mathematics, and memory.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	savant
释义	savantn. Brit. /ˈsavnt/, /səˈvɑːnt/, U.S. /sæˈvɑn(t)/, /sɑˈvɑnt/, /səˈvɑnt/ Forms: 1700s savans (plural), 1700s scavans (plural), 1700s– savant, 1800s savan, 1800s sçavans (plural). Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French savant. Etymology: < French savant (1588 in Middle French as sçavant ), use as noun of Middle French, French savant , †sçavant knowing, learned (c1120 in Old French), use as adjective of the present participle of savoir to know (information), to know how, be capable of (both end of the 10th cent. in Old French), ultimately < classical Latin sapere to be wise (see sapient adj.). Compare earlier sapient n. and also savante n.In sense 2 after idiot savant n. In the plural forms in -ns after the plurals †savans (1598 or earlier; early 15th cent. in Middle French as a plural form of the adjective), †sçavans (1634 in a work title, or earlier) of the French noun; the form savan represents an analogical singular based on English forms of this kind. N.E.D. (1910) gives the non-naturalized pronunciation (savaṅ) /savɑ̃/. 1. An extremely learned or scholarly person, esp. one highly distinguished in a particular field of the arts, science, or literature.In early use chiefly in French-speaking contexts. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > scholarly knowledge, erudition > learned person, scholar > [noun] uþwitec888 larewc900 learnerc900 witec900 wise manOE leredc1154 masterc1225 readera1387 artificer1449 man of science1482 rabbi1527 rabbin1531 worthy1567 artsmanc1574 philologer1588 artist1592 virtuoso1613 sophist1614 fulla1616 scholastica1633 philologist1638 gnostic1641 scholarian1647 pundit1661 scientman1661 savant1719 ollamh1723 maulvi1776 pandect1791 Sabora1797 erudit1800 mallam1829 Gelehrter1836 erudite1865 walking encyclopaedia1868 Einstein1942 1719 F. Hauksbee Physico-mech. Exper. v. 225 [He] made a Report thereof to the Royal Academy of Sciences of France; and, upon his return home, those Scavans thought it worth their while to re-examine the matter. 1765 H. Walpole Let. 22 Sept. in Corr. (1941) X. 176 I dined today with a dozen savants. 1805 Edinb. Rev. 7 232 On one of these occasions, the savants in waiting were Quintus Icilius and Thiebault. 1848 E. FitzGerald Lett. (1889) I. 189 I saw Alfred [Tennyson], and the rest of the sçavans. 1882 Musical Times 1 June 342 The death is announced, at Strasburg, of Georges Kastner, son of the well-known musical savant and composer, at the age of thirty. 1920 Ann. Reg. 1919 ii. 45 The new theory is generally known as the ‘Principle of Relativity’, and is due to the Swiss savant, Einstein. 1956 N. Coward Diary 29 Apr. (2000) 318 My plays are written for the public and not for that small galaxy of scruffy critics and pretentious savants who know little and do less. 1996 New Yorker 8 Apr. 78/1 What did the European savants of Existentialism understand about la condition humaine that Ma Rainey did not? 2. A person who displays an unusual (often exceptional) aptitude for one particular type of mental task or artistic activity despite having significant impairment in other areas of intellectual or social functioning, esp. as a result of autism. Cf. idiot savant n.Sometimes with distinguishing word denoting the specific type of ability, as artistic, mathematical, musical savant. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ability > [noun] > ability or talent > people having talent > person having talent > very gifted person prodigya1684 boy wonder1857 idiot savant1870 phenom1881 Wunderkind1891 superboy1907 Supergirl1912 savant1919 1919 R. H. Chase Ungeared Mind Table of Contents p. viii. Savants. 1956 Amer. Jrnl. Psychotherapy 10 601 The unfailing memory including minor details which brought Dr. Elkisch to compare Stanley with the ‘idiotic savant’ might also be one of the obsessive psychotic defenses against loss. 1978 Internat. Rev. Res. Mental Retardation 9 288 The method employed by the savant is not, necessarily, the same as a skilled musician would use even if the end product is equivalent. 1989 L. K. Miller Musical Savants 157 Superficially, it would seem the savant is at a distinct advantage in comparison to his mentally retarded peers. 1999 S. Ramachandran & S. Blakeslee Phantoms in Brain ix. 197 If you look at a drawing by [the artistic savant] Nadia, you do see creative artistic ability... but among mathematical and musical savants, there are no such examples. Compounds savant syndrome n. the condition of being a savant (sense 2). ΚΠ 1983 N.Y. Times 12 July c 2/1 The kinds of skills associated with the savant syndrome are diverse. 1993 Brain & Cognition 23 279 A patient..with an Asperger syndrome.., who shows an outstanding ability for three-dimensional drawing of inanimate objects (savant syndrome). 2008 S. A. Gutman Quick Ref. Neurosci. Rehabilit. Professionals (ed. 2) §25. 220 People with savant syndrome possess highly sophisticated skills in areas such as music, art, mathematics, and memory. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1719
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