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Definition of scholiast in English: scholiastnounˈskəʊlɪastˈskoʊliˌæst historical A commentator on ancient or classical literature. 〈史〉(古代或经典著作的)评注者 Example sentencesExamples - Maybe the scholiast has created a schematic he cannot fully control.
- Of the methods taught by Aryabhata and demonstrated by his scholiast Bhaskara I, some are based on comparison of similar right-angled plane triangles, and others are derived from inference.
- The identification is doubtful, but the scholiast (ancient commentator) knew Varus' origin.
Synonyms commentator, observer, monitor, pundit, expert, authority, arbiter, interpreter, exponent, expounder
Derivativesadjectiveskəʊlɪˈastɪk historical Nicander's poems were authoritative until the Renaissance, even with the large scholiastic literature alongside, attempting to explain many of Nicander's patently murky terms.
OriginLate 16th century: from medieval Greek skholiastēs, from skholiazein 'write scholia' (see scholium). Definition of scholiast in US English: scholiastnounˈskoʊliˌæstˈskōlēˌast historical A commentator on ancient or classical literature. 〈史〉(古代或经典著作的)评注者 Example sentencesExamples - The identification is doubtful, but the scholiast (ancient commentator) knew Varus' origin.
- Maybe the scholiast has created a schematic he cannot fully control.
- Of the methods taught by Aryabhata and demonstrated by his scholiast Bhaskara I, some are based on comparison of similar right-angled plane triangles, and others are derived from inference.
Synonyms commentator, observer, monitor, pundit, expert, authority, arbiter, interpreter, exponent, expounder
OriginLate 16th century: from medieval Greek skholiastēs, from skholiazein ‘write scholia’ (see scholium). |