| 单词 | epigone |
| 释义 | epigone[ ep-i-gohn ] / ˈɛp ɪˌgoʊn / nounan undistinguished imitator, follower, or successor of an important writer, painter, etc. Also ep·i·gon [ep-i-gon]. /ˈɛp ɪˌgɒn/. Origin of epigoneFirst recorded in 1860–65; from Latin epigonus, from Greek epígonos “(one) born afterward,” equivalent to epi- + -gonos, akin to gígnesthai “to be born, become”; see epi- OTHER WORDS FROM epigoneep·i·gon·ic [ep-i-gon-ik], /ˌɛp ɪˈgɒn ɪk/, adjectivee·pig·o·nism [ih-pig-uh-niz-uhm, e-pig-, ep-uh-goh-niz-im, -gon-iz-], /ɪˈpɪg əˌnɪz əm, ɛˈpɪg-, ˈɛp əˌgoʊ nɪz ɪm, -ˌgɒn ɪz-/, nounWords nearby epigoneepiglottic fold, epiglottidectomy, epiglottis, epiglottitis, epignathous, epigone, Epigoni, epigonus, epigram, epigrammatic, epigrammatize Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for epigoneepigone epigon (ˈɛpɪˌɡɒn)/ (ˈɛpɪˌɡəʊn) / nounrare an inferior follower or imitator Word Origin for epigoneC19: from Greek epigonos one born after, from epigignesthai; see epigene 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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