英语词汇opsimath的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

opsimath; opsigamy. A rare word that should make a come- back with recent interest in the aged and the problems of grow- ing old. An opsimath is a person who begins to learn or study late in life, the word deriving from the Greek for “late in learn- ing.” Formerly, the word was often used in a derogatory sense, to suggest a laggard, but there is no reason why it shouldn’t be applied to old people learning new things in new fields. Opsiga- my, a rare related word, is marriage late in life, an act that the Spartans punished with flogging but which is common today judging by all the opsigamists around.

词汇	opsimath
词源	opsimath; opsigamy. A rare word that should make a come- back with recent interest in the aged and the problems of grow- ing old. An opsimath is a person who begins to learn or study late in life, the word deriving from the Greek for “late in learn- ing.” Formerly, the word was often used in a derogatory sense, to suggest a laggard, but there is no reason why it shouldn’t be applied to old people learning new things in new fields. Opsiga- my, a rare related word, is marriage late in life, an act that the Spartans punished with flogging but which is common today judging by all the opsigamists around.
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