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单词 sciolism
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sciolism

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sci·o·lism

S0148800 (sī′ə-lĭz′əm)n. A pretentious attitude of scholarship; superficial knowledgeability.
[From Late Latin sciolus, smatterer, diminutive of Latin scius, knowing, from scīre, to know; see skei- in Indo-European roots.]
sci′o·list n.sci′o·lis′tic adj.

sciolism

(ˈsaɪəˌlɪzəm) nrare the practice of opinionating on subjects of which one has only superficial knowledge[C19: from Late Latin sciolus someone with a smattering of knowledge, from Latin scīre to know] ˈsciolist n ˌscioˈlistic adj

sci•o•lism

(ˈsaɪ əˌlɪz əm)

n. superficial knowledge. [1810–20; < Late Latin sciol(us) one who knows little (diminutive of Latin scius knowing; see conscious, -ole1) + -ism] sci′o•list, n. sci`o•lis′tic, adj.

sciolism

a superficial knowledge, especially when pretentiously revealed. — sciolist, n. — sciolistic, sciolous, adj.See also: Knowledge
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Noun1.sciolism - pretentious superficiality of knowledgeshallowness, superficiality - lack of depth of knowledge or thought or feeling

sciolism

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Words related to sciolism

noun pretentious superficiality of knowledge

Related Words

  • shallowness
  • superficiality
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