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单词 metaphysician
释义

metaphysics /me-tə-fizˈiks/

singular noun
  1. The branch of philosophy which investigates the first principles of nature and thought
  2. Ontology or the science of being
  3. Loosely and vaguely applied to anything abstruse, abstract, philosophical, subtle, transcendental, occult, supernatural or magical
ORIGIN: Orig applied to those writings of Aristotle which in the accepted order came after (Gr meta) those dealing with natural science (ta physika, from physis nature)

metaphysˈic noun

  1. Metaphysics
  2. Philosophical groundwork
adjective

Metaphysical

metaphysˈical adjective

  1. Relating to metaphysics
  2. Abstract
  3. Beyond nature or the physical
  4. Supernatural
  5. Fanciful
  6. Addicted to far-fetched conceits (applied by Johnson to Donne, Cowley and others)

metaphysˈically adverb

metaphysician /-ishˈən/ noun

A person skilled in metaphysics

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