“stupor mundi”的英文意思_释义_用法

单词

stupor mundi

释义

‖ stupor mundi|ˈstuːpɔː ˈmʊndiː, ˈstjuːpɔː ˈmʌndaɪ|
[L. phr.]
The marvel of the world; an object of admiring bewilderment and wonder. Cf. stupor 2 b.
The phrase was originally used by the thirteenth-century historian Matthew Paris to describe the Emperor Frederick II of Germany.
1879Encycl. Brit. IX. 732/2 The general contemporary opinion regarding Frederick II is expressed in the words stupor mundi:.. wonder and perplexity are the predominant sentiments which..[the contemplation of his career] even yet awakens.1946R. Lowell Lord Weary's Castle 5 Over the drum-beat of St. Stephen's choir I hear him, Stupor Mundi.1980J. A. T. Robinson Roots of Radical ii. 22 What is easier is to preen ourselves on our ‘comprehensiveness’ without realising that it is in every sense a stupor mundi, an object of incredulous disbelief to the world and even our fellow Christians.

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