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资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Corinthian \Co*rin"thi*an\, n.
   A man of fashion given to pleasuring or sport; a fashionable
   man about town; esp., a man of means who drives his own
   horse, sails his own yacht, or the like.

Corinthian \Co*rin"thi*an\ (-an), a.
   1. Of or relating to Corinth.

   2. (Arch.) Of or pertaining to the Corinthian order of
      architecture, invented by the Greeks, but more commonly
      used by the Romans.

            This is the lightest and most ornamental of the
            three orders used by the Greeks.      --Parker.

   3. Debauched in character or practice; impure. --Milton.

   4. Of or pertaining to an amateur sailor or yachtsman; as, a
      corinthian race (one in which the contesting yachts must
      be manned by amateurs.)

Corinthian \Co*rin"thi*an\, n.
   1. A native or inhabitant of Corinth.

   2. A gay, licentious person. [Obs.]

资料来源 : WordNet®

corinthian
     adj 1: most ornate of the three orders of classical Greek
            architecture [ant: {doric}, {ionic}]
     2: of or relating to or characteristic of Corinth or its
        inhabitants
     n 1: a man devoted to the pursuit of pleasure [syn: {playboy}, {man-about-town}]
     2: a resident of Corinth