boustrophedon的意思

boustrophedon

英式音标[,bʊstrə'fidn]
美式英标[,baʊstrə'fiːd(ə)n; ,buː-]

基本解释

n. 牛耕式转行书写法；右行左行交互书写的书法

adj. 右行左行交互书写的

adv. 右行左行交互书写地

英文词源

boustrophedon (n.): 1783, ancient form of writing with lines alternately written left-to-right and right-to-left, from Greek, literally "turning as an ox in plowing," from bous "ox" (see cow (n.)) + strephein "to turn" (see strophe).

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