单词 | Milesian |
释义 | Milesian/mʌɪˈliːʃɪən![]() noun A native or inhabitant of ancient Miletus.Heraclitus may be saying that the Milesians correctly saw that one stuff turns into another in a series, but they incorrectly inferred from this that some one stuff is the source of everything else....
adjective Relating to Miletus or its inhabitants.For more than a thousand years the kings and queens of England and Scotland have been crowned over this stone and, as the history of IRELAND reveals, the Milesian kings before them....
OriginMid 16th century: via Latin from Greek Milēsios + -an. Rhymes |
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