法兰西斯・培根 fǎ lán xī sī ・ péi gēn

DEFINITIONS

  1. Francis Bacon (1561-1626), English Renaissance philosopher and early scientist

CHARACTERS

法 fǎ law, rule, regulation, statute; France, French
兰 lán orchid; elegant, graceful
西 xī west(ern); westward, occident
斯 sī this, thus, such; to lop off; emphatic particle
培 péi bank up with dirt; cultivate
根 gēn root, base(d on); foundation