sophist

英語（米国） (en-US) 英語（イギリス） (en-GB)

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈsɒfɪst/

名詞

比喩的用法 広義 別表記 異形 古風

One of a class of teachers of rhetoric, philosophy, and politics in ancient Greece. / (figuratively) A teacher who uses plausible but fallacious reasoning.

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The sophist traveled from city to city, teaching rhetoric and debating the nature of justice for anyone who would listen.

詳細

意味（1）

One of a class of teachers of rhetoric, philosophy, and politics in ancient Greece.

意味（2）

(figuratively) A teacher who uses plausible but fallacious reasoning.

意味（3）

(figuratively, by extension) One who is captious, fallacious, or deceptive in argument.

意味（4）

(dated) Alternative form of sophister (“university student who has completed at least one year”)

sophists （ plural ）