banausic

英 [bə'nɔːsɪk] 美
  • adj. 物质的,实用的;机械式的

英文词源


banausic (adj.)
"merely mechanical," coined 1845 from Greek banausikos "pertaining to mechanics," from banausos "artisan, mere mechanical," hence (to the Greeks) "base, ignoble;" perhaps literally "working by fire," from baunos "furnace, forge" (but Klein dismisses this as folk etymology and calls it "of uncertain origin").

双语例句


1. That building was more banausic than inspired.
该建筑物讲究实用而缺乏美感.

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2. He felt contempt for all banausic occupations.
他鄙视所有机械呆板的职业.

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