casuistic

形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Of or related to casuistry, attempting to solve moral dilemmas by application of general rules.
  2. Similar to the arguments of casuists, particularly (figurative, derogatory) overly subtle, hair-splitting.
    — 1855, Sir Richard Burton, Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah and Meccah These subjects have exercised not a little the casuistic talents of the Arab doctors: a folio volume might be filled with differences of opinion on the subject, "Is a blind man sound?"

词形变化

more casuistic comparative most casuistic superlative

词汇关系

衍生词
casuistically casuistics

词源

Etymology tree
English casuist
Proto-Indo-European *-ikos
Proto-Italic *-ikos
Latin -icuslbor.
Old French -iquebor.
Middle English -ik
English -ic
English casuistic
From casuist + -ic.
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