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单词 Academy
释义

Academy

English

Etymology

  • French académie, from Latin acadēmīa, from Ancient Greek Ἀκαδημία (Akadēmía), a grove of trees and gymnasium outside of Athens where Plato taught; from the name of the supposed former owner of that estate, the Attic hero Akademos. Compare academe, academia, Akademeia.

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /əˈkæd.ə.mi/

Proper noun

Academy (uncountable)

  1. (classical studies, historical) The school for advanced education founded by Plato; the garden where Plato taught. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.][1]
  2. (classical studies) The disciples of plato. [First attested in the mid 16th century.][1]
  3. (classical studies, philosophy) Platonism. [First attested in the mid 16th century.][1]
  4. A specific society of scholars or artists.
  • academy
  • Academe

References

  1. Brown, Lesley, ed. The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary. 5th. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2003.
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