scientadj.n.

Brit.

/ˈsʌɪənt/, U.S.

/ˈsaɪənt/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin scient-, sciēns.

Etymology: < classical Latin scient-, sciēns cognizant, conscious, knowledgeable, expert, use as adjective of present participle of scīre to know (see science n.). Compare Middle French scient wise, learned (14th cent.).It is possible that the following may show an error for an isolated earlier use as noun in Middle English (in the meaning ‘learned person’):a1456 tr. Secreta Secret. (Marmaduke, Ashm. 59) (1977) 221 Leorne of þe noblest sciences to enriche þy reaumes by þeire conninge, and beo to hem þeire prerogatyff and support..give hem of þi gode, to-fore oþer scoliers.

Now rare.

A. adj.

Knowledgeable; skilled.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > knowledge, what is known > [adjective] > knowledgeable, well-informed

knowinga1398

well-knowingc1425

scientc1475

advertised1481

well-informeda1500

scientive1575

callent1656

fly1811

knowledgeable1825

factful1853

dungeonable1855

knowful1855

woke up1871

in the know1883

to be jerry1908

hipped1920

wised-up1926

clueful1943

genned-up1945

clued (up)1948

c1475 Advice to Lovers in J. O. Halliwell Select. Minor Poems J. Lydgate (1840) 27 The clerk that I of tolde, Whiche was ful fayne feithful counsel to make, For he was scient, expert, and ful bolde.

1597 Bp. J. King Lect. Ionas xii. 156 Of what people? The most scient and skilful in the service of God.

a1629 C. Cornwallis Disc. Prince Henry (1641) 7 So rare a disposition, which being by a Prince entertained, cannot but make him..scient of the Offices appertaining to his high estate.

1643 W. Prynne Soveraigne Power Parl. ii. To Rdr. A Company of seemingly Scient, though really inscient, selfe-conceited Court-Doctors, Priests, and Lawyers.

1798 W. S. Landor Gebir v. 52 Together these her scient hand combined, And more she added.

1820 T. G. Wainewright in London Mag. Mar. 286/1 Watching with scient eye the number of aureate particles.

a1901 E. J. W. Gibb tr. Ş. Gâlib in Hist. Ottoman Poetry (1905) IV. v. v. 203 Now every inch that fulgent city shrined A mirror was clear as the scient mind.

B. n.

A practitioner or exponent of science; a scientist.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > branch of knowledge > systematic knowledge, science > [noun] > scientist

man of science1482

natural philosopher?1541

secretary of nature1580

artsman1632

experimental philosopher1651

artist1665

scientific1738

sciencist1778

scientist1834

scientician1841

scientiate1847

scient1854

sciencer1871

natural scientist1872

specialist1918

boffin1945

1854 H. S. Sutton Quinquenergia vi. 172 For the sake..of the Industrialists and the Mechanists and the Scients and the Poests [sic] and the Religious, evil-doers must be put down.

1894 Ibis Oct. 555 The contributors to the Tromsö Museum's Annual may be called ‘scients’ or ‘savants’, but, please Mr. Cocks, not ‘scientists’.

1900 F. S. Turner Knowl., Belief & Certitude iii. i. 108 The old woman knows that boiling converts water into steam; the scient knows that all solids become liquid, and all liquids gases, under the influence of heat.

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

单词	scient
释义	scientadj.n. Brit. /ˈsʌɪənt/, U.S. /ˈsaɪənt/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin scient-, sciēns. Etymology: < classical Latin scient-, sciēns cognizant, conscious, knowledgeable, expert, use as adjective of present participle of scīre to know (see science n.). Compare Middle French scient wise, learned (14th cent.).It is possible that the following may show an error for an isolated earlier use as noun in Middle English (in the meaning ‘learned person’):a1456 tr. Secreta Secret. (Marmaduke, Ashm. 59) (1977) 221 Leorne of þe noblest sciences to enriche þy reaumes by þeire conninge, and beo to hem þeire prerogatyff and support..give hem of þi gode, to-fore oþer scoliers. Now rare. A. adj. Knowledgeable; skilled. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > knowledge, what is known > [adjective] > knowledgeable, well-informed knowinga1398 well-knowingc1425 scientc1475 advertised1481 well-informeda1500 scientive1575 callent1656 fly1811 knowledgeable1825 factful1853 dungeonable1855 knowful1855 woke up1871 in the know1883 to be jerry1908 hipped1920 wised-up1926 clueful1943 genned-up1945 clued (up)1948 c1475 Advice to Lovers in J. O. Halliwell Select. Minor Poems J. Lydgate (1840) 27 The clerk that I of tolde, Whiche was ful fayne feithful counsel to make, For he was scient, expert, and ful bolde. 1597 Bp. J. King Lect. Ionas xii. 156 Of what people? The most scient and skilful in the service of God. a1629 C. Cornwallis Disc. Prince Henry (1641) 7 So rare a disposition, which being by a Prince entertained, cannot but make him..scient of the Offices appertaining to his high estate. 1643 W. Prynne Soveraigne Power Parl. ii. To Rdr. A Company of seemingly Scient, though really inscient, selfe-conceited Court-Doctors, Priests, and Lawyers. 1798 W. S. Landor Gebir v. 52 Together these her scient hand combined, And more she added. 1820 T. G. Wainewright in London Mag. Mar. 286/1 Watching with scient eye the number of aureate particles. a1901 E. J. W. Gibb tr. Ş. Gâlib in Hist. Ottoman Poetry (1905) IV. v. v. 203 Now every inch that fulgent city shrined A mirror was clear as the scient mind. B. n. A practitioner or exponent of science; a scientist. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > branch of knowledge > systematic knowledge, science > [noun] > scientist man of science1482 natural philosopher?1541 secretary of nature1580 artsman1632 experimental philosopher1651 artist1665 scientific1738 sciencist1778 scientist1834 scientician1841 scientiate1847 scient1854 sciencer1871 natural scientist1872 specialist1918 boffin1945 1854 H. S. Sutton Quinquenergia vi. 172 For the sake..of the Industrialists and the Mechanists and the Scients and the Poests [sic] and the Religious, evil-doers must be put down. 1894 Ibis Oct. 555 The contributors to the Tromsö Museum's Annual may be called ‘scients’ or ‘savants’, but, please Mr. Cocks, not ‘scientists’. 1900 F. S. Turner Knowl., Belief & Certitude iii. i. 108 The old woman knows that boiling converts water into steam; the scient knows that all solids become liquid, and all liquids gases, under the influence of heat. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.c1475
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