单词 | neoteric |
释义 | neoteric/ˌniːə(ʊ)ˈtɛrɪk /adjective formal 1Belonging to recent times; recent.This argument calls to mind Paul's neoteric assertion that the law is in fact a curse to those who observe it. 1.1New or modern: another effort by the White House to display its neoteric wizardry went awry...
noun A modern person; a person who advocates new ideas.A whole group of young poets, the so-called ‘neoterics’, shared the same rejection of traditional norms and the same search for new forms and content, and, as in their lifestyle, Hellenistic culture provided the most important....
OriginLate 16th century: via late Latin from Greek neōterikos, from neōteros 'newer', comparative of neos. |
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