释义 |
acrobat /ak"reuh bat'/, n. 1. a skilled performer of gymnastic feats, as walking on a tightrope or swinging on a trapeze. 2. a person who readily changes viewpoints or opinions. [1815-25; < F acrobate < Gk akróbatos walking on tiptoe, equiv. to akro- ACRO- + -batos, verbal adj. of baínein to go; F word may be recoinage, or etymological reading of the Gk word] |