| 单词 | deipnosophist |
| 释义 | deipnosophist in British English (daɪpˈnɒsəfɪst) noun rare a person who is a master of dinner-table conversation Word origin C17: from Greek deipnosophistai, title of a Greek work by Athenaeus (3rd century), describing learned discussionsat a banquet, from deipnon meal + sophistai wise men; see sophistdeipnosophist in American English (daipˈnɑsəfɪst) noun a person who is an adept conversationalist at table Word origin [1650–60; after a literary work by Athenaeus, Deipnosophiste᷄s, an expert in affairs of the kitchen, equiv. to Gk deîpno(n) meal + sophiste᷄s sophist]This word is first recorded in the period 1650–60. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: agency, cardholder, pony, romantic, siphonExamples of 'deipnosophist' in a sentence |
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