词族 · quadrivium
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英语词源
- 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."
权威例句
- 1. The trivium consisted of grammar, logic and rhetoric, the quadrivium of arithmetic, geometry, astronomy and music.
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