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单词 erudite
释义 er·u·dite
I. \ˈeryəˌdīt also ˈerəˌ-; usu -īd.+V\ adjective
Etymology: Middle English erudit, from Latin eruditus learned, skilled, experienced, from past participle of erudire to polish, instruct, from e- + rudis rude, unpolished, unskilled, ignorant — more at rude
1. : possessing or displaying erudition : learned
 < an erudite lawyer >
 < an unusually winning prologue … erudite but not academic — Louis Untermeyer >
specifically : concerned with unduly specialized information : pedantic, bookish
 < contains a vast amount of information without being eruditeLiturgical Arts >
 < knows about … sea fighting in a fashion too informed to be erudite — R.J.Purcell >
2. : characterized by a love of knowledge for its own sake : devoted to the pursuit of learning
 < minutiae that interest only the most erudite scholars >
II. noun
(-s)
: an erudite person
 < she was a well-known figure among the erudites of the area >
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