A polymath is someone who has really learned a lot about many different subjects, and can work in more than one of them — not just a person who has heard of many things. The old Greek pieces mean 'having learnt much': poly- is 'much/many', and the second piece is about learning, not about school mathematics.

A polymath polymath是 is someone who has really learned a lot about many different subjects真的在很多不同領域學了很多東西的人, and而且 can work in more than one of them能在不只一個領域裡做事 — not just a person who has heard of many things不只是聽過很多東西的人而已。The old Greek pieces古希臘的字根 mean 'having learnt much'意思是「學了很多」: poly- poly-是 is 'much/many'「多」的意思, and而 the second piece第二部分 is about learning是關於學習, not about school mathematics而不是關於學校的數學。

Teachers often point to Leonardo da Vinci: art, machines, the body. Though actually, people now use the word a bit loosely for anyone with two hobbies, and some writers say true polymaths were easier when 'everything a learned person should know' was a smaller pile.

Teachers老師 often point to Leonardo da Vinci常常會舉達文西當例子: art, machines, the body藝術、機械、人體。Though actually不過其實, people人們 now現在 use the word a bit loosely把這個字用得有點鬆散 for anyone with two hobbies用在任何有兩個嗜好的人身上, and而 some writers有些作家 say true polymaths were easier說真正的polymath以前比較容易當 when “everything a learned person should know”當「一個學者該知道的一切」 was a smaller pile還是比較小的一堆的時候。

It is a kind, slightly bookish word — more at home in a newspaper story about a life than in the playground. It is not the same as genius (that is about the power of a mind) and not the same as expert (that is about one field done very well).

It它 is a kind, slightly bookish word是一個溫和、有點書卷氣的字 — more at home in a newspaper story about a life比較適合出現在報導一個人生平的新聞故事裡 than in the playground而不是在操場上。It它 is not the same as genius跟genius不一樣 (that那是關於 is about the power of a mind心智的能力) and而 not the same as expert跟expert也不一樣 (that那是關於 is about one field done very well把一個領域做得非常好)。