英语词汇boeotians的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

Boeotians. This is among the oldest of the many words dis- honoring an entire people. Meaning ignorant, dull, and lacking in refinement, Boeotian recalls the inhabitants of Boeotia, a farming district in ancient Greece, whom the urbane Atheni- ans found thick and stupid, with no understanding of art or lit- erature. In truth, as Homer and other knowledgeable Greeks noted, the region produced Pindar and Plutarch as well as country bumpkins. Boeotian is also used in terms like “Boeo- tian ears,” ears unable to appreciate good music or poetry.

词汇	boeotians
词源	Boeotians. This is among the oldest of the many words dis- honoring an entire people. Meaning ignorant, dull, and lacking in refinement, Boeotian recalls the inhabitants of Boeotia, a farming district in ancient Greece, whom the urbane Atheni- ans found thick and stupid, with no understanding of art or lit- erature. In truth, as Homer and other knowledgeable Greeks noted, the region produced Pindar and Plutarch as well as country bumpkins. Boeotian is also used in terms like “Boeo- tian ears,” ears unable to appreciate good music or poetry.
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