koan

英 ['kəʊɑːn; 'kəʊæn] 美

释义

n. 心印；以心传心

n. (Koan)人名；(柬)关

词态变化

复数: koan; koans;

中文词源

koan 公案，心印

来自日本式汉语，ko,公，an,案。原为禅宗术语，禅宗认为历代祖师典范性的言行可以判别学人的是非迷悟，故称公案，也称心印。后多用于指审理案件的公案。参照百度百科。

英文词源

koan (n.): Zen paradox, 1946, from Japanese ko "public" + an "matter for thought."

双语例句

1. Because our circumstances are different, are used they approached police, accustomed to see koan novel.: 因为我们的国情不一样, 我们习惯有事找民警, 习惯看公案小说.

英英释意

1. a paradoxical annecdote or a riddle that has no solution; used in Zen Buddhism to show the inadequacy of logical reasoning