单词 | ultracrepidarian |
释义 | Definition of ultracrepidarian in US English:ultracrepidarianadjectiveˌəltrəkrɛpəˈdɛriənˌəltrəkrepəˈderēənˌəltrəkrɛpəˈdɛriən
nounˌəltrəkrɛpəˈdɛriənˌəltrəkrepəˈderēənˌəltrəkrɛpəˈdɛriən
OriginEarly 19th century: from Latin ultra 'beyond' and crepida 'shoe, sandal', with allusion to the remark ne supra crepidam sutor iudicaret 'the cobbler should not judge beyond his shoe', attributed to the painter Apelles of Kos in response to criticism from a shoemaker in Pliny the Elder's Natural History (ad 77). Definition of ultracrepidarian in US English:ultracrepidarianadjectiveˌəltrəkrɛpəˈdɛriənˌəltrəkrepəˈderēən
nounˌəltrəkrɛpəˈdɛriənˌəltrəkrepəˈderēən
OriginEarly 19th century: from Latin ultra ‘beyond’ and crepida ‘shoe, sandal’, with allusion to the remark ne supra crepidam sutor iudicaret ‘the cobbler should not judge beyond his shoe’, attributed to the painter Apelles of Kos in response to criticism from a shoemaker in Pliny the Elder's Natural History (AD 77). |
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