词汇 | aristarch |
词源 | Aristarch. A very pedantic or very severe critic. This epony- mous word comes from the name of Aristarchus of Samothrace (ca. 217–145 b.c.), a Greek scholar, critic, and the chief librarian of the Alexandrian library for over 30 years. It is from his edit- ing of Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey, among other great works, that Aristarch won his fame or infamy. |
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