Minoan

大学

a. 克里特文化的 n. 克里特岛人, 克里特语

发音

US /mɪˈnəʊən/

词形变化

Minoans 复数 Minoans

教材释义与例句

名词

克里特语；克里特岛人

形容词

克里特文明的（古希腊）

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A person who belonged to the Minoan civilization.

adj.
  1. 1.

    Of or relating to the civilization that developed in Crete from the neolithic period to the Bronze Age (about 3000-1050 B.C.E.).

    米诺斯

  2. 2.

    Of or relating to the writing systems (Linear A and Linear B) used in Crete and later in mainland Greece.

  3. 3.

    Of or relating to the ancient language of the Minoans which died out by the beginning of the 1st millennium B.C.E.

name
  1. 1.

    The language written in Linear A.

词汇关系

名词

上位词 1

Cretan

词源

Sir Arthur Evans, not knowing the Minoan term for “Minoan” at the time, coined this name in the early 20th century, from Ancient Greek Μίνως (Mínōs), the mythical king of Crete. The actual name is probably reflected in Egyptian kftjw (perhaps reconstructible as *Káftayu) and Biblical Hebrew כַּפְתּוֹר (Kaftor, “Caphthor”).

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