英语词汇“ponent”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

ponent

/ˈpəʊnənt/

noun

The west; specifically the western part of the Mediterranean with its islands and neighbouring countries (opposed to Levant). Formerly also: †the west wind ( obsolete ). Usually with the and capital initial.

Origin

Mid 16th century; earliest use found in Thomas Elyot (c1490–1546), humanist and diplomat. From Middle French ponent west (1240 in Old French; Middle French, French ponant; the form ponent is now arch. or literary in this sense, and now regional in sense ‘west wind’) from Old Occitan ponen west, west wind, ultimately from uses as noun of present participle of classical Latin pōnere to put, place, set, lay down from po-, preverb (from the same Indo-European base as Hittite pe-, Old Church Slavonic po-, Lithuanian pa-) + sinere to put, place.

单词	ponent
释义	ponent /ˈpəʊnənt/ noun The west; specifically the western part of the Mediterranean with its islands and neighbouring countries (opposed to Levant). Formerly also: †the west wind ( obsolete ). Usually with the and capital initial. Origin Mid 16th century; earliest use found in Thomas Elyot (c1490–1546), humanist and diplomat. From Middle French ponent west (1240 in Old French; Middle French, French ponant; the form ponent is now arch. or literary in this sense, and now regional in sense ‘west wind’) from Old Occitan ponen west, west wind, ultimately from uses as noun of present participle of classical Latin pōnere to put, place, set, lay down from po-, preverb (from the same Indo-European base as Hittite pe-, Old Church Slavonic po-, Lithuanian pa-) + sinere to put, place.
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