deipnosophist
英 [daɪp'nɒsəfɪst]
美
- 餐桌上的健谈者
英英释义
- 1. someone skilled at across-the-table chit chat
英文词源
- deipnosophist (n.)
- "gourmand," 1650s, from Greek deipnosophistes "one learned in the mysteries of the kitchen," from deipnon "chief meal, dinner" (which is of unknown origin) + sophistes "master of a craft" (see sophist). the word has come down thanks to "Deipnosophistai," 3c. work on gastronomy by Athenaeus.