quot homines tot sententiæ

短语

发音

其它 /ˌkʷot ˈhomineːs ˌtot senˈtentiai/
UK /ˌkwɒt ˈhɒmɪneɪz ˌtɒt sɛnˈtɛntɪaɪ/
US /ˌkwɑt ˈhɑmɪneɪz ˌtɑt sɛnˈtɛntiˌaɪ/

释义与例句

phr.
  1. 1.

    There are as many opinions as there are people who hold them.

词源

From Latin, echoing line 454 of Terence’s Phormio: quot (“how many”) + hominēs (“men”, “people”; nominative plural form of homō: “man”, “person”) + tot (“so many”) + sententiae (“opinions”, “thoughts”; nominative plural form of sententia: “opinion”, “thought”).

来源：wiktionary