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单词 banausic
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banausic

[ buh-naw-sik, -zik ]
/ bəˈnɔ sɪk, -zɪk /
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adjective

serving utilitarian purposes only; mechanical; practical: architecture that was more banausic than inspired.

Origin of banausic

First recorded in 1835–45; from Greek banausikós, equivalent to bánaus(os) “pertaining to an artisan,” derivative of baûnos “furnace, forge” + -ikos -ic

Words nearby banausic

banana slug, banana spider, banana split, Banaras, Banat, banausic, Banbridge, Banbury, Banbury cake, Banbury tart, banc
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Example sentences from the Web for banausic

  • The burghers began to tune the melodies of a new music: a banausic artisan song.

    Women of the Teutonic Nations|Hermann Schoenfeld

British Dictionary definitions for banausic

banausic
/ (bəˈnɔːsɪk) /

adjective

merely mechanical; materialistic; utilitarian

Word Origin for banausic

C19: from Greek banausikos for mechanics, from baunos forge
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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