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弗兰西斯·培根

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DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
Francis Bacon (1561-1626), English Renaissance philosopher and early scientist
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

弗蘭西斯·培根 弗兰西斯·培根 [Fu2 lan2 xi1 si1 · Pei2 gen1] /Francis Bacon (1561-1626), English Renaissance philosopher and early scientist/

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Other forms in these source records: 弗蘭西斯·培根

  • 弗
    fú

    (literary) not / used in transliteration

  • 兰
    lán

    orchid (蘭花|兰花 Cymbidium goeringii) / fragrant thoroughwort (蘭草|兰草 Eupatorium fortunei) / lily magnolia (木蘭|木兰)

    Lán

    surname Lan / abbr. for Lanzhou 蘭州|兰州[Lán zhōu], Gansu

  • 西
    xī

    west

    Xī

    the West / abbr. for Spain 西班牙[Xī bān yá] / Spanish

  • 斯
    sī

    (phonetic) / this

    Sī

    Slovakia / Slovak / abbr. for 斯洛伐克[Sī luò fá kè]

  • 培
    péi

    to bank up with earth / to cultivate (lit. or fig.) / to train (people)

  • 根
    gēn

    root / basis / classifier for long slender objects, e.g. cigarettes, guitar strings / CL:條|条[tiáo] / radical (chemistry)

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