boustrophedon

n. 右行左行交互书写的书法 a. 右行左行交互书写的 adv. 右行左行交互书写

发音

其它 /ˌbuːstɹəˈfiːdən/

词形变化

boustrophedons 复数 boustrophedons

别名

bustrophedon

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Text written such that its direction alternates on each line, resulting in a continuous stream of characters spanning multiple lines; frequently also involving the corresponding alternation of letter directionality using mirrored letters, indicating the direction of the text at any given point.

    可数 不可数 媒体
adj.
  1. 1.

    Synonym of boustrophedonic (“written as a boustrophedon”).

    媒体
adv.
  1. 1.

    Synonym of boustrophedonically (“as a boustrophedon or in a boustrophedonic manner”).

    罕用 媒体

词汇关系

名词

上位词 2

orthography writing system

相关短语

reverse boustrophedon

词源

PIE word *gʷṓws Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷṓws Proto-Hellenic *gʷous Ancient Greek βοῦς (boûs) Ancient Greek στρέφω (stréphō) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) Ancient Greek -η (-ē) Ancient Greek στροφή (strophḗ) Ancient Greek -ηδόν (-ēdón) Ancient Greek βουστροφηδόν (boustrophēdón)lbor. English boustrophedon Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek βουστροφηδόν (boustrophēdón, adverb, literally “turning like an ox”), from βοῦς (boûs, “ox”) + στροφή (strophḗ, “turning”) + -ηδόν (-ēdón, adverbial suffix), in reference to the back-and-forth course traced by boustrophedon text resembling the path taken by an ox ploughing a field.

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