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

bou•stro•phe•don n.

Linguisticsan ancient method of writing in which the lines run alternately from right to left and from left to right.

Greek boustrophēdón literally, like ox-turning (in plowing), equivalent. to bou- (stem of boûs) ox + -strophē- (see strophe) + -don adverb, adverbial suffix
1775–85

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boustrophedon /ˌbuːstrəˈfiːd^ən ˌbaʊ-/ adj

having alternate lines written from right to left and from left to right

Etymology: 17th Century: from Greek, literally: turning as in ploughing with oxen, from bous ox + -strophēdon from strephein to turn; see strophe

单词	boustrophedon
释义	WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 bou•stro•phe•don (bo̅o̅′strə fēd′n, -fē′don, bou′-),USA pronunciation n. Linguisticsan ancient method of writing in which the lines run alternately from right to left and from left to right. Greek boustrophēdón literally, like ox-turning (in plowing), equivalent. to bou- (stem of boûs) ox + -strophē- (see strophe) + -don adverb, adverbial suffix 1775–85 Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: boustrophedon /ˌbuːstrəˈfiːd^ən ˌbaʊ-/ adj having alternate lines written from right to left and from left to right Etymology: 17th Century: from Greek, literally: turning as in ploughing with oxen, from bous ox + -strophēdon from strephein to turn; see strophe
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