| 词汇 | Latin |
| 词根词缀 | 词源： O.E. latin, from L. Latinus "belonging to Latium," the region of Italy around Rome, possibly from PIE base *stela- "to spread, extend," with a sense of "flat country" (as opposed to the mountainous district of the Sabines), or from a prehistoric non-IE language. Centurion: What's this, then? ‘People called Romanes they go the house?’ Brian: It ... it says, ‘Romans, go home.’ Centurion [thrashing him like a schoolboy]: No, it doesn't. ‘Go home?' This is motion towards. Isn't it, boy? Brian: Ah ... ah, dative, sir! Ahh! No, not dative! Not the dative, sir! No! Ah! Oh, the ... accusative! Domum, sir! Ah! Oooh! Ah! Centurion [pulling him by the ear]: Except that domum takes the ...? Brian: The locative, sir! [Monty Python, "Life of Brian"] Used as a designation for "people whose languages descend from Latin" (1856), hence Latin American (1893). The Latin Quarter (Fr. Quartier latin) of Paris, on the south (left) bank of the Seine, was the site of university buildings in the Middle Ages, hence the place where Latin was spoken. The surname Latimer, Lattimore, etc. is from V.L. latimarus, from L. latinarius "interpreter," lit. "a speaker of Latin." 词根记忆： a. 拉丁的,拉丁文的n.拉丁语He is studying Latin.他在学习拉丁语. |
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