单词 | tabula rasa |
释义 | tabula rasa (once / 59394 pages) n Use the noun tabula rasa to describe the chance to start fresh, like when a student's family moves and she gets to begin the year at a brand new school with a completely blank slate. An opportunity to begin again with no record, history, or preconceived ideas is one kind of tabula rasa. Architects use the term to describe the place where a torn-down building once stood, which they now see as an opportunity to start over with a new, better, structure. The Latin literally means "scraped tablet," sort of an old-fashioned Etch A Sketch ready to be drawn on. WORD FAMILYtabula rasa USAGE EXAMPLESSuch tabula rasa situations are also more plentiful these days than drowsy, overgrown estates. Wall Street Journal(Nov 30, 2016) At the very least, though, people should avoid declaring him a tabula rasa. Washington Post(Nov 16, 2016) And “Hacksaw Ridge,” despite its tabula rasa qualities, is quite religious. New York Times(Oct 26, 2016) 1n an opportunity to start over without prejudice Syn|Hyper clean slate, fresh start chance, opportunity a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances 2n a young mind not yet affected by experience (according to John Locke) Hyper brain, head, mind, nous, psyche that which is responsible for one's thoughts and feelings; the seat of the faculty of reason |
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