siglum

发音

US /ˈsɪɡləm/
其它
UK /ˈsɪɡləm/
US /ˈsɪɡlə/
UK /ˈsɪɡlə/

词形变化

sigla 复数 sigla

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A letter or other symbol that stands for a name or word; specifically, one used in a modern literary work to refer to an early version of a text.

  2. 2.

    A thing which represents something else; a sign, a symbol.

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词汇关系

名词

上位词 3

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词源

Learned borrowing from Late Latin siglum (“abbreviation”), possibly a contracted form of: * sigillum (“figurine, statuette; seal”), from signum (“figure, statue; seal, signet; mark, sign”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *sek- (“to cut, sever; to cut off”) or *sekʷ- (“to follow”)) + -ulum (diminutive suffix); or * singulum, a singular form of singulus (“apiece; every; single”, adjective), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *sem- (“one; together”). The plural form sigla is a learned borrowing from Late Latin sigla.

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