opsimath

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˈɒpsɪmæθ/    美 /ˈɑpsɪmæθ/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A person who learns late in life. rare
    — But with reference to the latter, I may be permitted to say, that from the dissipation and idleness of his earlier years, Mr. Fox in Greek and Roman Literature was necessarily an Opsimath.

词形变化

opsimaths plural

词源

From the Ancient Greek ὀψιμαθής (opsimathḗs, “late in learning”), ultimately from ὀψέ (opsé, “late”) and μανθάνω (manthánō, “I learn”); compare opsimathy, philomath, and polymath. First appears c. 1808 in The Gentleman's Magazine.
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