Definition of chrestomathy in English:

chrestomathy

nounPlural chrestomathies krɛˈstɒməθikrɛˈstɑməθi

formal

A selection of passages from an author or authors, designed to help in learning a language.
〈正式〉（供学习语言使用的）作家文选
Example sentencesExamples
- This publication is most welcome since the chrestomathies of the twentieth century have long been out of print.
- I may quote more, and compare it to other chrestomathies if anyone's interested.
- The material which eventually made it into Mencken's second chrestomathy was selected, revised, and annotated by Mencken himself.
- Despite structural similarities between Orientalist chrestomathies and Westermarck's ethnography, the principles regulating their interpretation were not the same.
- In the latter significance the term is often used by linguists, and in some of the chrestomathies issued by them in recent years.

Origin

Mid 19th century: from Greek khrēstomatheia, from khrēstos 'useful' + -matheia 'learning'.

Definition of chrestomathy in US English:

chrestomathy

nounkreˈstäməTHēkrɛˈstɑməθi

formal

A selection of passages from an author or authors, designed to help in learning a language.
〈正式〉（供学习语言使用的）作家文选
Example sentencesExamples
- I may quote more, and compare it to other chrestomathies if anyone's interested.
- The material which eventually made it into Mencken's second chrestomathy was selected, revised, and annotated by Mencken himself.
- This publication is most welcome since the chrestomathies of the twentieth century have long been out of print.
- In the latter significance the term is often used by linguists, and in some of the chrestomathies issued by them in recent years.
- Despite structural similarities between Orientalist chrestomathies and Westermarck's ethnography, the principles regulating their interpretation were not the same.

Origin

Mid 19th century: from Greek khrēstomatheia, from khrēstos ‘useful’ + -matheia ‘learning’.

单词	chrestomathy
释义	Definition of chrestomathy in English: chrestomathy nounPlural chrestomathies krɛˈstɒməθikrɛˈstɑməθi formal A selection of passages from an author or authors, designed to help in learning a language. 〈正式〉（供学习语言使用的）作家文选 Example sentencesExamples This publication is most welcome since the chrestomathies of the twentieth century have long been out of print. I may quote more, and compare it to other chrestomathies if anyone's interested. The material which eventually made it into Mencken's second chrestomathy was selected, revised, and annotated by Mencken himself. Despite structural similarities between Orientalist chrestomathies and Westermarck's ethnography, the principles regulating their interpretation were not the same. In the latter significance the term is often used by linguists, and in some of the chrestomathies issued by them in recent years. Origin Mid 19th century: from Greek khrēstomatheia, from khrēstos 'useful' + -matheia 'learning'. Definition of chrestomathy in US English: chrestomathy nounkreˈstäməTHēkrɛˈstɑməθi formal A selection of passages from an author or authors, designed to help in learning a language. 〈正式〉（供学习语言使用的）作家文选 Example sentencesExamples I may quote more, and compare it to other chrestomathies if anyone's interested. The material which eventually made it into Mencken's second chrestomathy was selected, revised, and annotated by Mencken himself. This publication is most welcome since the chrestomathies of the twentieth century have long been out of print. In the latter significance the term is often used by linguists, and in some of the chrestomathies issued by them in recent years. Despite structural similarities between Orientalist chrestomathies and Westermarck's ethnography, the principles regulating their interpretation were not the same. Origin Mid 19th century: from Greek khrēstomatheia, from khrēstos ‘useful’ + -matheia ‘learning’.
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