arete
英式音标：arete怎么读
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arete词义
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n. 刃岭；险峭的山脊n. (Arete)人名；(西)阿雷特
arete英文词源
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- arete (n.1)
- "sharp crest of a mountain," 1862, from Swiss French arête, from Latin arista "ear of grain, the top of an ear," which probably is of Etruscan origin. The figure is of something jagged.
- arete (n.2)
- important concept in Greek philosophy, "virtue, excellence," especially of manly qualities; literally "that which is good." The comparative form is areion, the superlative is aristos (compare aristocracy).