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单词 philosopher
释义 phi·los·o·pher
\fə̇ˈläs(ə)fə(r) sometimes -äzəf-\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English philosopher, philosophre, modification (influenced by -er) of Middle French philosophe, from Latin philosophus, from Greek philosophos, from phil- + -sophos (from sophia wisdom, from sophos wise + -ia -y)
1.
 a. : one who seeks wisdom or enlightenment : reflective thinker : scholar, investigator
  < the philosopher, traditionally, is thought of as a person whose chief interest is in attempting to discover the innermost essence of reality — Theodore Brameld >
 b. : a specialist in the synthesis of knowledge
  < a philosopher … must attempt to give us a comprehensive account of human values and a plausible theory of human destiny — Eliseo Vivas >
  — compare philosophy 2d
 c. : a student of philosophy
2. obsolete : one versed in an occult science; specifically : alchemist
3.
 a. : one whose life is governed by reason : a person whose philosophical perspective enables him to meet trouble with equanimity : rationalist
  < to a philosopher there is some compensation for blindness in the increased acuity of the other senses >
 b. : the expounder of a theory in a particular area of experience
  < he is no philosopher of freedom, but he is certainly a fighter for freedom — C.P.Romulo >
 c. : philosophizer
  < Bowery Thespian and philosopherAmerican Guide Series: New York City >
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