pons asinorum

短语

“笨人难过的桥”（指欧几里得<几何学>中命题“等腰三角形两底角相等”）； 初学者难解的问题

词形变化

pontes asinorum 复数 pontes asinorum

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A method for finding the middle term of a syllogism in Aristotlean analytics.

    数学 哲学
  2. 2.

    An obstacle which will defeat a beginner or foolish person.

  3. 3.

    A proposition in Euclid stating that the angles at the base of an isoceles triangle are equal.

    数学

词汇关系

名词

上位词 1

problem

词源

From New Latin pons asinorum, from Latin pōns (“bridge”) + genitive plural of asinus (“donkey”). Literally, “bridge of donkeys”.

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