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单词 Athenaeum
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Definition of Athenaeum in English:

Athenaeum

(US Atheneum)
noun ˌaθɪˈniːəmˌæθəˈniəm
  • 1Used in the names of libraries or institutions for literary or scientific study.

    用于图书馆或文学、科研机构名称协会;图书馆

    the Boston Athenaeum

    波士顿图书馆。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • It was held at the Athenaeum, in Warminster, a few years ago and I went along.
    • He teaches theology at the Pontifical Atheneum of St. Anselm in Rome.
    • The exhibition will be shown at the Wadsworth Atheneum in Hartford.
    • The city art gallery project, which involved the construction of new galleries and the linking of two existing buildings - the Royal Manchester Institution and the Athenaeum - was a triumph.
    • Tomorrow there will be an Anglo-Japanese evening at the Athenaeum and on Wednesday the usually quiet library will be alive with the sounds of a folk band.
    1. 1.1 Used in the titles of periodicals concerned with literature, science, and art.
      用于文学、科学、艺术期刊名学刊
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Published in 1897, his novel Dracula received mixed reviews, summed up in the Athenaeum's grudging praise that Stoker's object, ‘assuming it to be ghastliness, is fairly well fulfilled’.
      • Apparently, word around the rumour mill was that he used to date a journalism major who wrote a weekly column for the Atheneum.
    2. 1.2 A London club founded in 1824, originally for men of distinction in literature, art, and learning.
      雅典娜俱乐部(1824年成立于伦敦的一个俱乐部,原为在文学、艺术和学术上的名流所设)

Origin

Mid 18th century: via Latin from Greek Athēnaion, denoting the temple of the goddess Athene in ancient Athens (which was used for teaching).

Definition of Athenaeum in US English:

Athenaeum

(also Atheneum)
nounˌæθəˈniəmˌaTHəˈnēəm
  • 1Used in the names of libraries or institutions for literary or scientific study.

    用于图书馆或文学、科研机构名称协会;图书馆

    the Boston Athenaeum

    波士顿图书馆。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The city art gallery project, which involved the construction of new galleries and the linking of two existing buildings - the Royal Manchester Institution and the Athenaeum - was a triumph.
    • He teaches theology at the Pontifical Atheneum of St. Anselm in Rome.
    • Tomorrow there will be an Anglo-Japanese evening at the Athenaeum and on Wednesday the usually quiet library will be alive with the sounds of a folk band.
    • It was held at the Athenaeum, in Warminster, a few years ago and I went along.
    • The exhibition will be shown at the Wadsworth Atheneum in Hartford.
    1. 1.1 Used in the titles of periodicals concerned with literature, science, and art.
      用于文学、科学、艺术期刊名学刊
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Apparently, word around the rumour mill was that he used to date a journalism major who wrote a weekly column for the Atheneum.
      • Published in 1897, his novel Dracula received mixed reviews, summed up in the Athenaeum's grudging praise that Stoker's object, ‘assuming it to be ghastliness, is fairly well fulfilled’.

Origin

Mid 18th century: via Latin from Greek Athēnaion, denoting the temple of the goddess Athene in ancient Athens (which was used for teaching).

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