deipnosophist

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A master of the art of dining, particularly learned conversation in the manner of Athenaeus's characters.

词形变化

deipnosophists plural dipnosophist alternative

词源

From the 3rd-century Ancient Greek Δειπνοσοφισταί (Deipnosophistaí) by Athenaeus, derived from δειπνο- (deipno-, “deipno-, dinner-”) + σοφιστής (sophistḗs, “one knowledgeable in the arts of ~”). Sometimes misunderstood owing to confusion with pejorative senses of sophist.
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