词族 · uncial
词形变化
英语词源
- uncial (adj.)
- 1640s, "pertaining to an ounce," from Latin uncialis "of an inch, of an ounce," from uncia "a twelfth part" (see inch (n.1)). In reference to letters, it is attested from 1712, from Late Latin litterae unciales (Jerome), probably meaning "letters an inch high," from Latin uncialis "of an inch, inch-high." As a noun, "an uncial letter," from 1775.
权威例句
- 1. A small cursive script developed from uncial.
- 小写草书体由安色尔字体发展而来.