quadrivium
英 [kwɒ'drɪvɪəm]
美[kwɑd'rɪvɪəm]
- n. （中世纪的）四门学科（算术、几何、天文、音乐）
词态变化
复数: quadrivia;
英文词源
- quadrivium (n.)
- "arithmetic, music, geometry, astronomy," 1804 (see liberal arts), from Latin quadrivium, which meant "place where four roads meet, crossroads," from quadri- "four" (see quadri-) + via "way, road, channel, course" (see via). The adjective quadrivial is attested from late 15c. in English with the sense "having four roads."
双语例句
- 1. The trivium consisted of grammar, logic and rhetoric, the quadrivium of arithmetic, geometry, astronomy and music.
- 三门科目由文法 、 逻辑和修辞学组成;四门科目由算术 、 几何 、 天文和音乐组成.
来自英汉非文学 - 文明史
实用场景例句
- The trivium consisted of grammar, logic and rhetoric, the quadrivium of arithmetic, geometry, astronomy and music.
- 三门科目由文法 、 逻辑和修辞学组成;四门科目由算术 、 几何 、 天文和音乐组成.
英汉非文学 - 文明史
