英语词汇“cunctator”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

If you're a cunctator, you tend to procrastinate, or put off til later what you should probably do right now. Your teacher might call you a cunctator if you start writing your paper the night before it's due.

A cunctator has a habit of postponing or delaying action, often out of laziness. When you come across this unusual word, it's very often capitalized — in this case, it refers specifically to the Roman statesman Fabius Maximus, who became well-known for his cautious military strategy against the Carthaginians during the Second Punic War in the 200s BCE. He was called the Cuncator, Latin for "delayer."

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cunctator: cunctators

USAGE EXAMPLES

Though Patience suffers in the Modern Crush, Perchance the Socialistic perorator Might learn a lesson from the great Cunctator!

Various, Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol...(2012)

The rule of Cunctator must have an end, for the rashness of Scipio can only end this war.

Coffin, Charles Carleton, The Boys of '61—or, Four Years of F...(2011)

He fought again at Cannae, and was, with the son of old Fabius Cunctator, among the very few young officers who escaped alive.

Hamilton, Mary Agnes, Ancient Rome—The Lives of Great Men(2010)

n someone who postpones work (especially out of laziness or habitual carelessness)

Syn|Hyper

postponer, procrastinator

delayer

a person who delays; to put off until later or cause to be late

单词	cunctator
释义	cunctator (once / 140707 pages) n If you're a cunctator, you tend to procrastinate, or put off til later what you should probably do right now. Your teacher might call you a cunctator if you start writing your paper the night before it's due. A cunctator has a habit of postponing or delaying action, often out of laziness. When you come across this unusual word, it's very often capitalized — in this case, it refers specifically to the Roman statesman Fabius Maximus, who became well-known for his cautious military strategy against the Carthaginians during the Second Punic War in the 200s BCE. He was called the Cuncator, Latin for "delayer." WORD FAMILY cunctator: cunctators USAGE EXAMPLES Though Patience suffers in the Modern Crush, Perchance the Socialistic perorator Might learn a lesson from the great Cunctator! Various, Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol...(2012) The rule of Cunctator must have an end, for the rashness of Scipio can only end this war. Coffin, Charles Carleton, The Boys of '61—or, Four Years of F...(2011) He fought again at Cannae, and was, with the son of old Fabius Cunctator, among the very few young officers who escaped alive. Hamilton, Mary Agnes, Ancient Rome—The Lives of Great Men(2010) n someone who postpones work (especially out of laziness or habitual carelessness) Syn\|Hyper postponer, procrastinator delayer a person who delays; to put off until later or cause to be late
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