quadrivium
英 [kw?'dr?v??m]
美[kwɑd'r?v??m]
- n. （中世紀的）四門學(xué)科（算術(shù)、幾何、天文、音樂）
詞態(tài)變化
復(fù)數(shù):?quadrivia;
英文詞源
- quadrivium (n.)
- "arithmetic, music, geometry, astronomy," 1804 (see liberal arts), from Latin quadrivium, which meant "place where four roads meet, crossroads," from quadri- "four" (see quadri-) + via "way, road, channel, course" (see via). The adjective quadrivial is attested from late 15c. in English with the sense "having four roads."
雙語例句
- 1. The trivium consisted of grammar, logic and rhetoric, the quadrivium of arithmetic, geometry, astronomy and music.
- 三門科目由文法 、 邏輯和修辭學(xué)組成;四門科目由算術(shù) 、 幾何 、 天文和音樂組成.
來自英漢非文學(xué) - 文明史