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单词 chrestomathy
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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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