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单词 quot homines tot sententiae
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Definition of quot homines tot sententiae in English:

quot homines tot sententiae

nounˌkwɒt ˈhɒmɪneɪz ˌtɒt sɛnˈtɛntɪʌɪ
  • ‘There are as many opinions as there are men’: expressing the fact that there is considerable diversity of opinion, and the difficulty of bringing about agreement.

Origin

Mid 16th century; earliest use found in Richard Taverner (?1505–1575), translator and evangelical reformer. From classical Latin quot hominēs tot sententiae there are as many opinions as there are men from quot how many + hominēs, plural of homō man + tot so many + sententiae, plural of sententia.

 
 

Definition of quot homines tot sententiae in US English:

quot homines tot sententiae

nounˌkwɒt ˈhɒmɪneɪz ˌtɒt sɛnˈtɛntɪʌɪ
  • ‘There are as many opinions as there are men’: expressing the fact that there is considerable diversity of opinion, and the difficulty of bringing about agreement.

Origin

Mid 16th century; earliest use found in Richard Taverner (?1505–1575), translator and evangelical reformer. From classical Latin quot hominēs tot sententiae there are as many opinions as there are men from quot how many + hominēs, plural of homō man + tot so many + sententiae, plural of sententia.

 
 
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