单词 | secundus |
释义 | secundusadj. Appended to a personal name: The second of a name. In some schools used to designate the second in age or seniority of two boys having the same surname. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > naming > name or appellation > [adjective] > the second of the name secundus1826 the world > life > source or principle of life > age > [adjective] > younger than an age > younger youngerOE puisne1565 after-born?1575 secundus1826 1826 B. Disraeli Vivian Grey I. i. iii. 14 ‘What a knowing set out,’ squeaked Johnson secundus. ‘Mammy-sick,’ growled Barlow primus. 1827 Fleming Brit. Zool. Pref. 11 The University of Edinburgh possessed, in Dr Monro secundus, a comparative anatomist..anxious to inspire [etc.]. 1867 S. W. Baker Nile Tributaries Abyssinia xi. 277 Having our party of servants complete, six Tokrooris..with Mahomet,..Mahomet secundus (a groom), and Barraké. 1887 Athenæum 12 Mar. 350/2 Two excellent volumes... The former contains some sensible advice..by Robert Chambers secundus. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1826 |
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