单词 | aristotle |
释义 | Aristotle[ ar-uh-stot-l ] / ˈær əˌstɒt l / noun384–322 b.c., Greek philosopher: pupil of Plato; tutor of Alexander the Great. Words nearby AristotleAristoteles, Aristotelian, Aristotelianism, Aristotelian logic, Aristotelian method, Aristotle, Aristotle Contemplating the Bust of Homer, Aristotle's lantern, aristotype, arith., arithmancy Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for AristotleBritish Dictionary definitions for Aristotle (1 of 3)aristotle / (ˈærɪˌstɒtəl) / noun Australian slanga bottle old-fashioned the buttocks or anus Word Origin for aristotlerhyming slang; in sense 2, shortened from bottle and glass arse British Dictionary definitions for Aristotle (2 of 3)Aristotle1 / (ˈærɪˌstɒtəl) / noun384–322 bc, Greek philosopher; pupil of Plato, tutor of Alexander the Great, and founder of the Peripatetic school at Athens; author of works on logic, ethics, politics, poetics, rhetoric, biology, zoology, and metaphysics. His works influenced Muslim philosophy and science and medieval scholastic philosophy British Dictionary definitions for Aristotle (3 of 3)Aristotle2 / (ˈærɪˌstɒtəl) / nouna prominent crater in the NW quadrant of the moon about 83 kilometres in diameter 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 Cultural definitions for AristotleAristotle [ (ar-uh-stot-l) ] One of the greatest ancient Greek philosophers, with a large influence on subsequent Western thought. Aristotle was a student of Plato and tutor to Alexander the Great. He disagreed with Plato over the existence of ideal Forms and believed that form and matter are always joined. Aristotle's many books include Rhetoric, the Poetics, the Metaphysics, and the Politics. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. Medical definitions for AristotleAristotle [ ăr′ĭ-stŏt′l ] Greek philosopher. A pupil of Plato, the tutor of Alexander the Great, and the author of works on logic, metaphysics, ethics, natural sciences, politics, and poetics, he profoundly influenced Western intellectual and scientific thought. In his works on science he emphasized the direct observation of nature and the philosophy that theory follows empirical observation. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. Scientific definitions for AristotleAristotle [ ăr′ĭ-stŏt′l ] Greek philosopher and scientist who wrote about virtually every area of knowledge, including most of the sciences. Throughout his life he made careful observations, collected specimens, and summarized all the existing knowledge of the natural world. He pioneered the study of zoology, developing a classification system for all animals and making extensive taxonomic studies. His systematic approach later evolved into the basic scientific method in the Western world. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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