sophist [ˈsɒfɪst]

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基本释义

n.诡辩家

英英释义

someone whose reasoning is subtle and often specious

参考例句

It was basically a selfish act,though no doubt a sophist would argue that it was done.For the general good.从根本上说，这是自私的行为，尽管诡辩者一定会争辩说这样做有利公益。
According to this view,man is not merely the measure of all things as the greek sophist protagoras had radically proclaimed in the fifth century.根据这种观点，他不仅是衡量一切事物的希腊辩士普罗塔哥拉已经从根本上宣布在第五世纪。

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