伏尔泰

伏爾泰
Fúěrtài
noun #29,468

Meanings

  1. 1 Voltaire (1694–1778, French Enlightenment philosopher and writer)

Examples

Fúěrtài shì Fǎguó qǐméng yùndòng de dàibiǎo rénwù.
Voltaire is a representative figure of the French Enlightenment.
Fúěrtài yǐ fěngcì hé pīpàn zhuānzhì zhǔyì zhùchēng.
Voltaire was known for satirizing and criticizing absolutism.

Tips

history
Voltaire (法语 Voltaire, François-Marie Arouet) was a prolific writer whose works — including Candide — championed freedom of religion and civil liberties. He greatly influenced the American and French revolutions.

In Pop Culture

伏尔泰 Fúěrtài
Voltaire — French Enlightenment philosopher, author of Candide (1759), famous for the phrase 「我不同意你的看法,但我誓死捍卫你说话的权利」
Historical figure / Enlightenment philosophy

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