philosophize

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To ponder or reason out philosophically.
    — The popular influence of the scientific specialist begins to rival that of the philosopher only when he ceases to be a specialist and commences to philosophize about the progress of his subject—and usually only after he has been taken up by the intellectuals for reasons which have little to do with his scientific eminence.

词形变化

philosophizes present,singular,third-person philosophizing participle,present philosophized participle,past philosophized past philosophise alternative

词源

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *bʰil-o-s
Ancient Greek φῐ́λος (phĭ́los)
Ancient Greek σοφός (sophós)
Ancient Greek φῐλόσοφος (phĭlósophos)
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂
Proto-Hellenic *-íā
Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā)
Ancient Greek φιλοσοφία (philosophía)bor.
Latin philosophialbor.
Old French philosophiebor.
Middle English philosophie
English philosophy
Proto-Indo-European *-id-
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti
Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō
Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor.
Late Latin -izōder.
Middle French -iserbor.
Middle English -isen
English -ize
English philosophize
From philosophy + -ize.
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