英语词汇a two-legged animal without feathers的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	a two-legged animal without feathers
词源	a two-legged animal without feathers. A famous definition of mankind by Plato. It is said that the cynic Diogenes delivered a plucked cock to the academy, remarking, “Here is Plato’s man.” Plato, however, not to be outdone, added to his own defi- nition: “with broad flat nails.”
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