| 单词 | Saxon |
| 释义 | Saxon n. & adj. --n 1. hist. a a member of the Germanic people that conquered parts of England in 5th-6th c. b (usu. Old Saxon) the language of the Saxons. 2. = ANGLO-SAXON. 3. a native of modern Saxony in Germany. 4. the Germanic (as opposed to Latin or Romance) elements of English. --adj 1. hist. of or concerning the Saxons. 2. belonging to or originating from the Saxon language or Old English. 3. of or concerning modern Saxony or Saxons. Phrases and idioms Saxon architecture the form of Romanesque architecture preceding the Norman in England. Saxon blue a solution of indigo in sulphuric acid as a dye. Derivatives Saxondom n. Saxonism n. Saxonist n. Saxonize v.tr. & intr. (also -ise). Etymology: ME f. OF f. LL Saxo -onis f. Gk Saxones (pl.) f. WG: cf. OE Seaxan, Seaxe (pl.) |
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