单词 | Latin |
释义 | Latin From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Nationality & race LanguagesLatinLat‧in1 /ˈlætɪn $ ˈlætn/ noun1 [uncountable]SLL the language used in ancient Rome2 [countable]SAN someone from Latin America3 [countable] someone from a southern European country whose language developed from Latin, for example Spain, Portugal, or ItalyExamples from the CorpusLatin• William Stearn, author of Botanical Latin.• At seventy-four, he published humorous verse in Latin.• On 11 September 1962, Pope John broadcast to the world in Latin.• To those few students of Latin who express a particular interest.• They were sure Latin would make it harder. , Nationality & race, Geography LanguagesLatinLatin2 adjective1 SLLrelating to the Latin language a Latin inscription2 SANSGfrom or relating to South America Latin music3 from or relating to southern European countries whose languages developed from Latin, for example Spain, Portugal, or ItalyExamples from the CorpusLatin• Walls are covered with grainy blow-ups of sleek-jawed Latin athletes.• He was big on Latin culture.• The Latin names of the gods are used.• They gathered in the Latin Quarter in their thousands.Origin Latin2 (900-1000) Latin Latinus “of Latium, Roman”, from Latium ancient country of Italy |
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