philosopher

英 [fə'lɒsəfə(r)] 美 [fə'lɑːsəfər]

• n. 哲学家；思想家；达观者

双解释义

n. (名词)

1. [C]哲学家

   a person who studies, has much knowledge of, and usually teaches philosophy

2. [C]豁达的人

   person whose mind is untroubled by passions and hardships

英英释义

Noun:

1. a specialist in philosophy

2. a wise person who is calm and rational; someone who lives a life of reason with equanimity

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. He represented himself as a philosopher.
   他声称自己是哲学家。
2. The philosopher speculated about time and space.
   这位哲学家在思索时间和空间问题。
3. Mencius was a famous ancient Chinese philosopher.
   孟子是中国古代的着名思想家。
4. I do not agree, for instance, that he is a philosopher, or a thinker.
   譬如，我不同意他自以为是哲学家或思想家这种看法。
5. He is a philosopher without any sad emotions.
   他是位达观者，从不郁闷。

常见句型

用作名词 (n.)

1. A few years after his graduation from a university the man acquired the reputation of being a philosopher.
   这个人从大学毕业后不久就获得了哲学家的名声。
2. If you've had as much trouble as I've had in my life, you need to be a bit of a philosopher.
   如果你的人生像我一样坎坷,那么你就得做个豁达的人。

词汇搭配

用作名词 (n.)

形容词+～

• moral philosopher 伦理学家
• natural philosopher 自然哲学家,物理学家

介词+～

• take things like a philosopher 达观世事

词源解说

• ☆ 直接源自古英语的philosophe；最初源自拉丁语的philosophus，意为哲学家。

近反义词

【近义词】

• truth seeker
• wise man