n. 科林斯人, 花花公子, 业余运动家

a. 科林斯的, 古希腊科林斯式的, 科林斯人的

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.]

3. 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.
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