epigone
/ˈepɪgəʊn/noun
(pl. epigones 或 epigoni/eˈpɪgənaɪ/)
- a less distinguished follower or imitator of someone, especially an artist or philosopher(尤指艺术家、哲学家的)后继者, 追随者, 模仿者。
词源
mid 18th cent.: plurals from French épigones and Latin epigoni, from Greek epigonoi 'those born afterwards' (based on gignesthai 'be born').