| 单词 | demosthenes |
| 释义 | Demosthenes[ dih-mos-thuh-neez ] / dɪˈmɒs θəˌniz / noun384?–322 b.c., Athenian statesman and orator. Words nearby Demosthenesdemoralize, De Morgan, De Morgan's laws, demos, demoscene, Demosthenes, demote, demothball, demotic, demount, Dempsey Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for DemosthenesBritish Dictionary definitions for DemosthenesDemosthenes / (dɪˈmɒsθəˌniːz) / noun384–322 bc, Athenian statesman, orator, and lifelong opponent of the power of Macedonia over Greece 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 DemosthenesDemosthenes [ (di-mos-thuh-neez) ] The greatest orator of ancient Greece. Demosthenes is said to have overcome a childhood stutter by forcing himself to speak with pebbles in his mouth. He delivered speeches called Philippics attacking King Philip of Macedon, who was an enemy of Demosthenes' city of Athens (see also Athens). 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. |
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