| 释义 |
tar·pe·ian
\(ˈ)tär|pē(y)ən\ adjective
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: Latin tarpeius (from Tarpeius, cliff or rock on the Capitoline hill, probably from Tarpeia, legendary Roman maiden) + English -an
: of, relating to, or being a cliff or rock of the Capitoline hill in Rome used in ancient times for hurling condemned criminals to their deaths |