philosopher
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++phi·los·o·pher /fəˈlɒsəfə $ -ˈlɑːsəfər/ ●○○ AWL noun [countable] 1 RPsomeone who studies and develops ideas about the nature and meaning of existence, truth, good and evil etc 哲学家 Plato, Aristotle, and other Greek philosophers 柏拉图、亚里士多德和其他希腊哲学家2. THINK ABOUTsomeone who thinks deeply about the world, life etc 思想深刻的人Examples from the Corpus
philosopher• Ink wasn't advocating Bott as a philosopher.• Relativism is not an attractive proposition to anyone, least of all philosophers, because everything becomes so uncertain and transitory.• the ancient Greek philosophers• This explains why so many philosophers have supported theoretical hedonism.• The philosopher, who had told me earlier he was a back-sliding Episcopalian, glanced at me apprehensively.• Child was of course accepting a degree of relativism which was usually an anathema to philosophers.phi·los·o·pher nounChineseSyllable
develops meaning studies ideas Corpus who someone nature and the about and
philosopher
phi‧los‧o‧pher AC /fəˈlɒsəfə, fɪˈlɒsəfə $ -ˈlɑːsəfər/
noun [countable]1. someone who studies and develops ideas about the nature and meaning of existence, truth, good and evil etc:
Plato, Aristotle, and other Greek philosophers
2. someone who thinks deeply about the world, life etc
phi‧los‧o‧pher AC /fəˈlɒsəfə, fɪˈlɒsəfə $ -ˈlɑːsəfər/
noun [countable]1. someone who studies and develops ideas about the nature and meaning of existence, truth, good and evil etc: 2. someone who thinks deeply about the world, life etc