Latin是什么意思？

Latin

英[ˈlætɪn] 美[ˈlætn]

• n. 拉丁文，拉丁语，拉丁文学，拉丁美洲人，拉丁姆人；
• adj. 拉丁的，拉丁语的，古罗马的，拉丁姆的，拉丁美洲的；

复数：Latins;

例句

• a Latin primer 拉丁文入门
• Some Latin words were engraved on the plaque. 牌匾上刻着些拉丁文。
• The English word “television” is a mongrel because “tele” comes from Greek and “vision” from Latin. 英语television是个语源混杂的词，因为tele来自希腊文，vision来自拉丁文。
• Over drinks,he speaks longingly of his trip to Latin America. 他带着留恋的心情,一边喝酒一边叙述他的拉丁美洲之行。
• Less people study Latin today than formerly. 现在学习拉丁语的人比以前少。
• Latin verse remained completely incomprehensible to me. 拉丁语的诗歌我仍然一点都不懂。
• The Latin term“Vulpes”is the generic name for the various type of fox. 拉丁术语“Vulpes”是不同种类狐狸的属名。
• Many English words are derived from Latin. 许多英语词汇源于拉丁文。
• French is a daughter of Latin. 法语源于拉丁语。
• She drove across the Tournelle bridge and across the busy quays to the Latin quarter. 她驾车开过图尔内勒桥,穿过繁忙的码头开到拉丁区.

英语六级真题

Early slaves were generally denied education, but Wheatley was allowed by her owner to study poetry, Latin and the Bible.
出自-2013年12月听力原文

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• N-UNCOUNT
  拉丁语
  Latin is the language which the ancient Romans used to speak.
• ADJ
  （国家）操拉丁系语言的；拉丁语系国家的
  Latin countries are countries where Spanish, or perhaps Portuguese, Italian, or French, is spoken. You can also use Latin to refer to things and people that come from these countries.
  例句
  Cuba was one of the least Catholic of the Latin countries... 古巴是拉丁语系国家中天主教化程度最小的国家之一。 The enthusiasm for Latin music is worldwide. 全球掀起拉丁音乐热潮。
• N-COUNT
  拉丁语系国家公民
  Latins are people who come from countries where Spanish, or perhaps Portuguese, Italian, or French, are spoken or whose families come from one of these countries.
  例句
  They are role models for thousands of young Latins. 他们是千万拉丁青年的榜样。

英英词典释义

• Noun
  1. any dialect of the language of ancient Rome
  2. an inhabitant of ancient Latium
  3. a person who is a member of those peoples whose languages derived from Latin
• Adjective
  1. of or relating to the ancient Latins or the Latin language;
  "Latin verb conjugations"
  2. having or resembling the psychology or temper characteristic of people of Latin America;
  "very Latin in temperament""a Latin disdain""his hot Latin blood"
  3. relating to people or countries speaking Romance languages;
  "Latin America"
  4. relating to languages derived from Latin;
  "Romance languages"
  5. of or relating to the ancient region of Latium;
  "Latin towns"