词族 · Athenaeum
词形变化
英语词源
- Athenaeum (n.)
- 1727, from Latinized form of Greek Athenaion "the temple of Athene," in ancient Athens, in which professors taught and actors or poets rehearsed. Meaning "literary club-room or reading room" is from 1799; "literary or scientific club" is from 1864.
权威例句
- 1. Maria finished school, and then became the librarian of the Nantucket Athenaeum.
- 中学毕业后, 玛丽当上了南塔克特学会的图书管理员.