promptuary

n. 仓库；常用参考书

词形变化

promptuaries 复数 promptuaries

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A magazine, repository, or handbook.

    废旧
  2. 2.

    A device described in Napier's treatise Rabdologiæ, consisting of a large set of strips used to multiply multi-digit numbers more easily than Napier’s bones.

adj.
  1. 1.

    Of or relating to preparation.

    废旧

词源

Latin promptuarium (“storehouse”).

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