Definition of Latin in English:

Latin

noun ˈlatɪnˈlætn

1mass noun The language of ancient Rome and its empire, widely used historically as a language of scholarship and administration.
拉丁语（古罗马及其帝国的语言，历史上曾被广泛用作学术和官方语言）
Latin is a member of the Italic branch of the Indo-European family of languages. After the decline of the Roman Empire it continued to be a medium of communication among educated people throughout the Middle Ages in Europe and elsewhere, and remained the liturgical language of the Roman Catholic Church until the reforms of the second Vatican Council (1962–5); it is still used for scientific names in biology and astronomy. The Romance languages are derived from it
Example sentencesExamples
- The vast majority of these slaves spoke little or no Latin, the institutional language of Roman government.
- Books were also very costly and were mostly written in Latin, an unfamiliar language to the common people.
- A common Christendom under the Pope, and the universal language of Latin, provided a form of European community long before that of the 20th century.
- Their first task was to be able to use language as a precise instrument of learning and that language was Latin.
- From this time on, English replaced French as the official language of the country and many works were translated from Latin and French into the vernacular.
- By contrast, Latin, the language of learned literacy, was shared throughout the islands, in greater or lesser degrees of competence, and did not define distinctive ethnic identities.
- The grammar of ‘Grammar Schools’ was Latin grammar, and the use of Latin continued at the ancient universities.
- This represents only one of the aspects of the ecclesiastical monopoly over written culture and Latin, the only language that could be used for writing.
- The Canon was one of 80 Arabic texts translated into Latin in Toledo in the 12th century by Gerard of Cremona.
- He worked to restore classical Latin as the language of scholarship and literature.
- He did, however, broaden the curriculum of seminaries and prescribe Russian instead of Latin as the language of instruction.
- In the seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries, Latin was still the international language of scholarship.
- This is reflected in the Roman language of Latin where 23 is spoken as ‘tres et viginti’ which translates as ‘three and twenty’.
- Later on the bible was translated into different languages including Syriac, Latin, and Coptic (a late form of Egyptian).
- She could speak French, Latin, Spanish and some Ancient Greek.
- The majority could not understand Latin, the language of the Church.
- These were written in Anglo-Saxon, the spoken tongue, rather than Latin which was the language of the church.
- In the areas once part of the Roman empire, Latin was effectively the vernacular and it gradually evolved into the various Romance languages of western Europe.
- Under the Hapsburgs, urban Croats spoke German, and Latin was the official language of government.
- The Celtic sources are a few burials, some numismatic evidence, infrequent inscriptions and figurines, and Celtic loan words in Latin.
1. 1.1 An inhabitant of ancient Latium in Ιtaly.
2A native or inhabitant of a country whose language developed from Latin, especially a Latin American.
拉丁语系国家本地原住民（或居民），（尤指）拉丁美洲人
Example sentencesExamples
- When I started break dancing, I never thought I was an interloper because the guys I was dancing with were Latin, black, and white.
1. 2.1mass noun Music of a kind originating in Latin America, characterized by dance rhythms and extensive use of indigenous percussion instruments.
  拉丁美洲音乐（以舞蹈节奏和广泛使用本土打击乐器为其特征）
  eclectic jazz through Latin into soulful grooves
  Example sentencesExamples
  With its innovative and intelligent blend of minor-key moods and jazz, Latin and indie fusion, this record is far from mundane and eschews both generalizations and comparisons.
  It is described as an album of dreamy, spiritual dance music, that contains elements of everything from house, dub, hip-hop, Brazilian and Latin, right through to soul and more.
  Unlike his predecessor, he doesn't appear to posses an ear for Latin, samba, jazz or the big band sound.
  The suite is divided into four parts with Latin, gospel, blues, funk and free jazz forming the basis of alternate numbers.
  We're mixing Latin with, oh, name it: Latin and jazz, Latin and funk, Latin and reggae.
  Not only has she written some of her own material, she has also drawn on upbeat dance genres such as Latin and jazz.
  Bangalore Live will offer jazz, world music, Latin, fusion, and rock, to begin with.
  I love jazz and R & B, Latin, salsa music, all that kind of stuff.
  Recorded in Cuba, their sound is a cheerful mix of Latin, jazz and smooth alternative rock.
  I would have chosen some dance music, something Latin with a beat.
  The organizers have assembled a line-up of local, regional and national performers that range from pop to folk to dance to Latin to rock and will not disappoint.
  Soaring, screeching, intense chamber music with hints of jazz, Latin and who knows what.
  What I can say is that it ranges from an early helping of Latin to some reggae (very good) with a finale of house, which bores me to tears.
  ‘She could dance Latin like I had never seen before,’ he said.
  Following the first warm-up session held to gauge interest in the scheme, sessions will be held in the new year in rock and pop to jazz, swing, Latin, big band and reggae.
  In such an international city, dancing will include every type of dancing, like techno, trance, hip-hop, Latin, ethnic, and raves.

adjective ˈlatɪnˈlætn

1Relating to Latin.
Latin poetry
拉丁语诗歌。
Example sentencesExamples
- Other times they're forced out, as the ancient Etruscan language was when Latin speakers overran the Italian peninsula.
- Any school crest that looks remotely ‘heraldic’ (with a Latin motto, for instance) and is not registered risks the wrath of the Lyon Court.
- The Latin word pontifex means bridge-builder, and by virtue of having survived some 2500 years, the title bridges the gap between pagan and Christian Rome.
- Both words enclose the word ‘pinion’ which derives quite separately from the Latin word ‘penna’ - wings.
- Most of the pieces on this program are conductus (this Latin word is a noun of the fourth declension, so the plural form in the nominative case is the same as the singular).
- Well educated, he had access to Italian, French and Latin literature but chose to translate into verse the common spoken language that surrounded him on London streets.
- His poems written in Latin hexameter followed the classical models of poetry.
- A close friend of Erasmus and gifted student of law and Greek, More translated Lucian and wrote English and Latin poetry.
- Faith is the opposite of science or its Latin root, ‘knowledge.’
- I spent, for reasons that need not concern us here, much of last night reading some of my favourite Latin poetry.
- As they say in Latin quarters, ‘Sic transit gloria mundi.’
- Denigrate comes from the Latin root ‘niger’ meaning black.
- Roman contributions to Portugal included roads, buildings, and the Latin language, from which Portuguese developed.
- Horace, on the other hand, can be said to represent the more innovative vein of Latin poetry, a vein that looked towards the Alexandrian poets as models and predecessors.
- He and the other boys were obliged to learn Latin declensions parrot fashion, to sing God Save the King, and to follow the intricacies of British, rather than Barbadian, history.
- Although so little of his work has survived, it is clear that Philitas' influence on Hellenistic and Latin poetry was very great.
- The machine is, however, capable of absorbing programs in any other language written in Latin characters.
- A leading Yorkshire independent school is dropping its Latin motto and centuries-old crest in favour of a multi-coloured star in a move that has angered traditionalists.
1. 1.1 Relating to the Western or Roman Catholic Church (as historically using Latin for its rites)
  （与）天主教会（有关）的（因仪式中传统使用拉丁语）
  the Latin patriarch of Antioch
  土耳其安提俄克城天主教大主教。
  Example sentencesExamples
  MacDonald argued that the Latin mass had ‘centuries behind it’ and said it was more ‘mysterious and solemn’ than the English version.
  A Latin patriarch would be elected for Constantinople.
  I had the notion they weren't as lax as the Latin rite.
  Although the Eastern Church had been responsible for the conversion of Moravia and Bohemia, by the 10th century both duchies had turned to the Western, Latin liturgy.
  Its first was the Catholic faith and doctrine which it shared with other Latin churches.
  He is very interested in the Latin rite and has celebrated the Mass himself.
  He closed all the Latin churches, but he left all the native Christians in peace.
  Drawing on both the new code for the Latin rite and that for the Oriental church, he provides a long list of rights that every Christian, whether clerical or lay, possesses.
  He is calling neither for the restoration of the Tridentine Latin liturgy nor for a return to the devotional practices of past generations.
  Three priests in gold and silver vestments were bowing and turning round as they chanted the Latin service in a lavishly lit and adorned church.
  That the doctrine of the filioque and its uncanonical insertion in the Latin creed present serious obstacles to the reconciliation of churches has long been clear.
  Litanies of this type are frequently encountered in the services of the Orthodox Church and in the non-Roman rites of the Latin West.
  And in 1984, Scotland's catholic bishops banned the Latin rite from being used in regular church services, although it could still be performed in monasteries.
  The organist often crackled or whined the Gregorian-chant hymns and the celebrant often hummed, mumbled, or whispered the Latin prayers.
  The Vatican is working on the translation of its new Latin rite for deliverance - the first time it has updated its teaching on the subject since mediaeval times.
  But Greek monasticism was not eclipsed until the thirteenth century, when Latin culture finally prevailed in southern Italy.
  Even though there was a Slavic influence, the Romanian Orthodox Church retained its Latin heritage and remains the predominant religion of Romanians.
  The Oratory retains the permitted vestiges of the Latin mass and as a result has amplified its congregation of true believers with a reserve army of believers in belief, of which I was one.
  A world away from the Latin controversies of the ninth century, Joseph's understanding of the presence of Christ in the Eucharist is no less robustly expressed in this prayer for use before the Eucharist.
2. 1.2 Relating to ancient Latium.
  〈史〉（与）古拉丁姆（有关）的；（与）古拉丁姆人（有关）的
  Synonyms
  ancient greek, grecian, hellenic, attic
2Relating to the countries using languages, such as French and Spanish, that developed from Latin.
（与）拉丁语系国家（或民族，如法语和西班牙语民族）（有关）的
Mexico and other Latin countries
Example sentencesExamples
- The Latin beauty has developed a love of cleaning and now can't stand messy rooms
- The choleric Latin temper of that era and Shakespeare's 16th Century Italian world are seemingly similar with blood feuds, tight pants and hot blood galore!
- She took home the Grammy, of course, then played up her Latin roots in a Spanish-version of her hit record, then followed that up with a Christmas album that still sold well.
- ‘Well it's the Latin temperament,’ he answers quickly.
- At the back, my Latin American neighbours are in conversation in Latin Spanish.
- The franchise will adopt a Latin flavour, aligning itself with Spanish clubs.
- At the last tutorial, Sue informed me that it was time I stop speaking Spanish like a Latin Tarzan and get cracking on my conjugations.
- Spanish subtitles are included, so viewers of Latin extraction can feel demeaned in two languages.
- She teaches and publishes on Spanish, Latin American. and Chicano/a art.
- My father is Portuguese, his team is Benfica, and he loves Latin football; my mother is Spanish.
- Despite the 12 months of sun and heavenly food, I knew I couldn't settle forever: Latin man was on every street corner, in every train carriage, waiting on every table.
- The station was soon beaming out music to 22 Latin countries.
- There is a bilingual book of the Gospels, c.1300, which may have been produced to help the Latin bride of a Byzantine emperor learn Greek.
- We loved the food, the Latin atmosphere and the authentic Spanish waiters.
- Despite the fact that the two actresses often seem to compete for the role of Hollywood's leading Latin lady, the one positively sought out the other from early on.
1. 2.1 Relating to or characteristic of Latin American music.
  （与）拉美音乐或舞蹈（有关）的，有拉美音乐或舞蹈特色的
  snapping his fingers to a Latin beat
  按照拉丁舞乐节拍劈里啪啦地捻手指。
  Example sentencesExamples
  This concoction of sun-soaked Latin house beats goes straight to the nervous system.
  The Canadian trio is led by a guitarist who fuses flamenco, salsa and other Latin music, along with humorous repartee.
  This 10-piece band delivers a high octane blend of Latin music combining Salsa, Mambo and Rumba.
  They started out playing in a heavy-metal band in Mexico City, then turned acoustic, specialising in jazz, Spanish and Latin styles.
  It is boisterous, crowded, smoky, noisy, with people speaking loudly over loud Latin dance music.
  They continued fighting while the jazzy Latin music was still roaring through the speakers.
  Elsewhere, flashes of Jamaican rocksteady and Latin beats and melodies seep into the stitching of this singular songsmith to fit his quirky design.
  The 2/4 beat is slower than most Latin music; the baseline is heavy and up-front.
  So think of this album as a sort of crossover for both me, the reviewer, and you, the reader, to the world of Latin music.
  He passionately enjoys reggae and Latin folk music.
  From there I got interested in the language of Latin music.
  So in my house, we were listening to salsa and other Latin music.
  After a flight to Havana, students met with Cuban hosts who led them to numerous cultural sites and taught them Cuban language skills, Latin dances, and Cuban arts.
  Soon, though, the music switched to a Latin beat.
  Another plus is that the Latin music scene is hotter than ever, with crossover stars producing albums with Latin beats but English lyrics.
  An eclectic mishmash of Latin beats and slightly off the mainstream path bands.
  Focusing on merengue and other Latin music, this festival features a couple of jam-packed days in the sun.
  But a moment later there was Latin music on the line: a shuffling double beat of salsa and sharp blasts of brass, that mesmeric, irresistible rhythm.
  Pablo explores their influence on the development of Latin jazz.
  Besides the Latin music, show bartenders entertain the customers while mixing drinks.

Derivatives

Latinism

noun ˈlatɪnɪz(ə)mˈlætnˌɪzəm

This formula, including the tell-tale Latinism inter alios, is repeated in a number of the decisions.
Example sentencesExamples
- It is characterized by the frequent use of Latinisms.
- Orwell's use of Latinisms and classical references all but vanished; his previously colourful language dissolved into plain and lucid prose.
- Unintelligible Latinisms litter the insides of the booklet, awkwardly coupling with sepulchral imagery.
- Totus Tuus must have been amongst the first Latinisms whose translation I researched.

Latinist

noun ˈlatɪnɪstˈlætnəst

The Scotland that its intellectual ambassador George Buchanan, the greatest Latinist of the Renaissance, hymned before the French court, was independent, historically conscious, and proud of it.
Example sentencesExamples
- Now it's always struck me, as a Latinist - I spent an awful lot of my time learning Latin - that it's very, very hard to make a good argument for teaching Latin.
- The royal secretary was a gifted Latinist with an astute legal mind.
- A precocious Latinist, he entered the University of Pennsylvania at age fifteen but transferred to Hamilton College, graduating in 1905.
- As an excellent Latinist, he would have been familiar with the tale of the Sibyl, and probably kept the painting nearby.

Origin

From Latin Latinus 'of Latium' (see Latium).

What the Romans did for us
As well as education, wine, roads, under-floor heating, and the fresh water system, the Romans gave us words and phrases. Far from being a dead language, Latin is alive and well, and may be found in a sentence near you.
ENGLISH is full of words of Latin origin that came into the language by way of the French-speaking Norman invaders of 1066. But we also use many phrases that came into English later, typically in the 17th and 18th centuries, and remain in their original Latin form.
In Latin index referred to the ‘forefinger’ or ‘index finger’, with which you point. From this we got our term for a list of topics in a book which ‘point’ to the right page. When we decide to leave by a door marked exit, we may not know that in Latin this meant ‘he or she goes out’. The phrase in flagrante delicto, literally ‘in blazing crime’, means in English ‘in the very act of wrongdoing’, and particularly refers to sexual misconduct. If someone is caught in flagrante delicto they are generally found in bed with someone else's partner.
If we want to say that someone really knows about something we might say that they are bona fide, Latin words meaning ‘with good faith’. A remark that has no logical connection with a previous statement is a non sequitur—literally, ‘it does not follow’. A particular stipulation or condition is a caveat, a word which means literally ‘let a person beware’. If a person is preparing to buy something, you might say caveat emptor, ‘let the buyer beware’, to remind them that it is the buyer alone who is responsible for checking the quality of the goods before the purchase is made.
Someone who dislikes sailing might be very glad to find themselves back on terra firma or ‘firm land’. If they had heard too much of the delights of the sea, they might say that they had been lectured about it ad nauseam, or ‘to sickness’. They might be wary of decisions taken on an ad hoc basis, Latin for ‘to this’, used in English to mean ‘created or done for a particular purpose’. Sometimes you have no chance to influence what happens, as things may be done in your absence, or in absentia.
In 1992, following the marital troubles of her children and a disastrous fire at Windsor Castle, the Queen said in a speech that it had turned out to be an annus horribilis. This term for a year of disaster or misfortune is an alteration of an established Latin phrase annus mirabilis ‘wonderful year’.
Changes are often received with apprehension, especially by people who would prefer to preserve the existing state of affairs or status quo—literally ‘the state in which’. The band Status Quo had their first hit, ‘Pictures of Matchstick Men’, in 1968 and are still going strong. Another band with a Latin name are Procol Harum, who released the enigmatic ‘A Whiter Shade of Pale’ in 1967. The band's name is a misspelled version of a Latin phrase meaning ‘far from these things’ – it should really be procul his.
The legal world is full of Latin. If someone is not of sound mind they are said to be non compos mentis, literally ‘not having control of the mind’. Journalists may sometimes feel frustrated at not being able to report freely on a case because it is sub judice ‘under a judge’—under judicial consideration and so prohibited from public discussion.
Latin supplies a number of well-known mottoes. E pluribus unum, or ‘one out of many’, is the motto of the United States. In 1913 King George V approved per ardua ad astra, ‘through struggle to the stars’, as the motto of the Royal Air Force.
Some Latin phrases lie behind our most familiar abbreviations. If we want to emphasize the importance of something, we may say or write NB—short for nota bene, or ‘note well’. QED, pointing out that a fact or situation demonstrates the truth of what you are saying, stands for quod erat demonstrandum, ‘which was to be demonstrated’. A long list of items may finish with etc., standing for et cetera ‘and the rest’. Advancing age may be referred to jokingly as Anno Domini, Latin for ‘in the year of the Lord’, which also gives us the abbreviation ad. The passage of time inevitably leads to RIP, short for requiescat in pace, ‘rest in peace’, although the same cannot be said to apply to Latin itself.

Rhymes

satin

Definition of Latin in US English:

Latin

nounˈlætnˈlatn

1The language of ancient Rome and its empire, widely used historically as a language of scholarship and administration.
拉丁语（古罗马及其帝国的语言，历史上曾被广泛用作学术和官方语言）
Latin is a member of the Italic branch of the Indo-European family of languages. After the decline of the Roman Empire, it continued to be a medium of communication among educated people throughout the Middle Ages in Europe and remained the liturgical language of the Roman Catholic Church until the reforms of the Second Vatican Council (1962–65); it is still used for scientific names in biology and astronomy. The Romance languages are derived from it
Example sentencesExamples
- The Canon was one of 80 Arabic texts translated into Latin in Toledo in the 12th century by Gerard of Cremona.
- This represents only one of the aspects of the ecclesiastical monopoly over written culture and Latin, the only language that could be used for writing.
- Later on the bible was translated into different languages including Syriac, Latin, and Coptic (a late form of Egyptian).
- These were written in Anglo-Saxon, the spoken tongue, rather than Latin which was the language of the church.
- The Celtic sources are a few burials, some numismatic evidence, infrequent inscriptions and figurines, and Celtic loan words in Latin.
- He worked to restore classical Latin as the language of scholarship and literature.
- Their first task was to be able to use language as a precise instrument of learning and that language was Latin.
- By contrast, Latin, the language of learned literacy, was shared throughout the islands, in greater or lesser degrees of competence, and did not define distinctive ethnic identities.
- From this time on, English replaced French as the official language of the country and many works were translated from Latin and French into the vernacular.
- The vast majority of these slaves spoke little or no Latin, the institutional language of Roman government.
- Under the Hapsburgs, urban Croats spoke German, and Latin was the official language of government.
- In the areas once part of the Roman empire, Latin was effectively the vernacular and it gradually evolved into the various Romance languages of western Europe.
- He did, however, broaden the curriculum of seminaries and prescribe Russian instead of Latin as the language of instruction.
- In the seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries, Latin was still the international language of scholarship.
- Books were also very costly and were mostly written in Latin, an unfamiliar language to the common people.
- The majority could not understand Latin, the language of the Church.
- A common Christendom under the Pope, and the universal language of Latin, provided a form of European community long before that of the 20th century.
- She could speak French, Latin, Spanish and some Ancient Greek.
- The grammar of ‘Grammar Schools’ was Latin grammar, and the use of Latin continued at the ancient universities.
- This is reflected in the Roman language of Latin where 23 is spoken as ‘tres et viginti’ which translates as ‘three and twenty’.
2A native or inhabitant of a country whose language developed from Latin, especially a Latin American.
拉丁语系国家本地原住民（或居民），（尤指）拉丁美洲人
Example sentencesExamples
- When I started break dancing, I never thought I was an interloper because the guys I was dancing with were Latin, black, and white.
1. 2.1 Music of a kind originating in Latin America, characterized by dance rhythms and extensive use of indigenous percussive instruments.
  拉丁美洲音乐（以舞蹈节奏和广泛使用本土打击乐器为其特征）
  Example sentencesExamples
  Following the first warm-up session held to gauge interest in the scheme, sessions will be held in the new year in rock and pop to jazz, swing, Latin, big band and reggae.
  I love jazz and R & B, Latin, salsa music, all that kind of stuff.
  Unlike his predecessor, he doesn't appear to posses an ear for Latin, samba, jazz or the big band sound.
  Soaring, screeching, intense chamber music with hints of jazz, Latin and who knows what.
  Recorded in Cuba, their sound is a cheerful mix of Latin, jazz and smooth alternative rock.
  In such an international city, dancing will include every type of dancing, like techno, trance, hip-hop, Latin, ethnic, and raves.
  We're mixing Latin with, oh, name it: Latin and jazz, Latin and funk, Latin and reggae.
  The suite is divided into four parts with Latin, gospel, blues, funk and free jazz forming the basis of alternate numbers.
  What I can say is that it ranges from an early helping of Latin to some reggae (very good) with a finale of house, which bores me to tears.
  Bangalore Live will offer jazz, world music, Latin, fusion, and rock, to begin with.
  With its innovative and intelligent blend of minor-key moods and jazz, Latin and indie fusion, this record is far from mundane and eschews both generalizations and comparisons.
  Not only has she written some of her own material, she has also drawn on upbeat dance genres such as Latin and jazz.
  It is described as an album of dreamy, spiritual dance music, that contains elements of everything from house, dub, hip-hop, Brazilian and Latin, right through to soul and more.
  I would have chosen some dance music, something Latin with a beat.
  The organizers have assembled a line-up of local, regional and national performers that range from pop to folk to dance to Latin to rock and will not disappoint.
  ‘She could dance Latin like I had never seen before,’ he said.

adjectiveˈlætnˈlatn

1Relating to or in the Latin language.
（与）拉丁语（有关）的
Latin poetry
拉丁语诗歌。
Example sentencesExamples
- His poems written in Latin hexameter followed the classical models of poetry.
- Other times they're forced out, as the ancient Etruscan language was when Latin speakers overran the Italian peninsula.
- Although so little of his work has survived, it is clear that Philitas' influence on Hellenistic and Latin poetry was very great.
- Well educated, he had access to Italian, French and Latin literature but chose to translate into verse the common spoken language that surrounded him on London streets.
- I spent, for reasons that need not concern us here, much of last night reading some of my favourite Latin poetry.
- Faith is the opposite of science or its Latin root, ‘knowledge.’
- A leading Yorkshire independent school is dropping its Latin motto and centuries-old crest in favour of a multi-coloured star in a move that has angered traditionalists.
- Any school crest that looks remotely ‘heraldic’ (with a Latin motto, for instance) and is not registered risks the wrath of the Lyon Court.
- Denigrate comes from the Latin root ‘niger’ meaning black.
- The machine is, however, capable of absorbing programs in any other language written in Latin characters.
- As they say in Latin quarters, ‘Sic transit gloria mundi.’
- Horace, on the other hand, can be said to represent the more innovative vein of Latin poetry, a vein that looked towards the Alexandrian poets as models and predecessors.
- Most of the pieces on this program are conductus (this Latin word is a noun of the fourth declension, so the plural form in the nominative case is the same as the singular).
- A close friend of Erasmus and gifted student of law and Greek, More translated Lucian and wrote English and Latin poetry.
- Both words enclose the word ‘pinion’ which derives quite separately from the Latin word ‘penna’ - wings.
- The Latin word pontifex means bridge-builder, and by virtue of having survived some 2500 years, the title bridges the gap between pagan and Christian Rome.
- He and the other boys were obliged to learn Latin declensions parrot fashion, to sing God Save the King, and to follow the intricacies of British, rather than Barbadian, history.
- Roman contributions to Portugal included roads, buildings, and the Latin language, from which Portuguese developed.
1. 1.1 Relating to the Western or Roman Catholic Church (as historically using Latin for its rites)
  （与）天主教会（有关）的（因仪式中传统使用拉丁语）
  the Latin patriarch of Antioch
  土耳其安提俄克城天主教大主教。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Three priests in gold and silver vestments were bowing and turning round as they chanted the Latin service in a lavishly lit and adorned church.
  The Vatican is working on the translation of its new Latin rite for deliverance - the first time it has updated its teaching on the subject since mediaeval times.
  A world away from the Latin controversies of the ninth century, Joseph's understanding of the presence of Christ in the Eucharist is no less robustly expressed in this prayer for use before the Eucharist.
  He is very interested in the Latin rite and has celebrated the Mass himself.
  But Greek monasticism was not eclipsed until the thirteenth century, when Latin culture finally prevailed in southern Italy.
  I had the notion they weren't as lax as the Latin rite.
  He closed all the Latin churches, but he left all the native Christians in peace.
  Even though there was a Slavic influence, the Romanian Orthodox Church retained its Latin heritage and remains the predominant religion of Romanians.
  That the doctrine of the filioque and its uncanonical insertion in the Latin creed present serious obstacles to the reconciliation of churches has long been clear.
  The Oratory retains the permitted vestiges of the Latin mass and as a result has amplified its congregation of true believers with a reserve army of believers in belief, of which I was one.
  The organist often crackled or whined the Gregorian-chant hymns and the celebrant often hummed, mumbled, or whispered the Latin prayers.
  Drawing on both the new code for the Latin rite and that for the Oriental church, he provides a long list of rights that every Christian, whether clerical or lay, possesses.
  A Latin patriarch would be elected for Constantinople.
  Although the Eastern Church had been responsible for the conversion of Moravia and Bohemia, by the 10th century both duchies had turned to the Western, Latin liturgy.
  Litanies of this type are frequently encountered in the services of the Orthodox Church and in the non-Roman rites of the Latin West.
  And in 1984, Scotland's catholic bishops banned the Latin rite from being used in regular church services, although it could still be performed in monasteries.
  MacDonald argued that the Latin mass had ‘centuries behind it’ and said it was more ‘mysterious and solemn’ than the English version.
  He is calling neither for the restoration of the Tridentine Latin liturgy nor for a return to the devotional practices of past generations.
  Its first was the Catholic faith and doctrine which it shared with other Latin churches.
2. 1.2 Relating to ancient Latium.
  〈史〉（与）古拉丁姆（有关）的；（与）古拉丁姆人（有关）的
  Synonyms
  ancient greek, grecian, hellenic, attic
2Relating to the countries or peoples using languages, especially Spanish, that developed from Latin.
（与）拉丁语系国家（或民族，如法语和西班牙语民族）（有关）的
Example sentencesExamples
- She teaches and publishes on Spanish, Latin American. and Chicano/a art.
- She took home the Grammy, of course, then played up her Latin roots in a Spanish-version of her hit record, then followed that up with a Christmas album that still sold well.
- At the back, my Latin American neighbours are in conversation in Latin Spanish.
- We loved the food, the Latin atmosphere and the authentic Spanish waiters.
- The choleric Latin temper of that era and Shakespeare's 16th Century Italian world are seemingly similar with blood feuds, tight pants and hot blood galore!
- Despite the fact that the two actresses often seem to compete for the role of Hollywood's leading Latin lady, the one positively sought out the other from early on.
- There is a bilingual book of the Gospels, c.1300, which may have been produced to help the Latin bride of a Byzantine emperor learn Greek.
- My father is Portuguese, his team is Benfica, and he loves Latin football; my mother is Spanish.
- The Latin beauty has developed a love of cleaning and now can't stand messy rooms
- ‘Well it's the Latin temperament,’ he answers quickly.
- Despite the 12 months of sun and heavenly food, I knew I couldn't settle forever: Latin man was on every street corner, in every train carriage, waiting on every table.
- At the last tutorial, Sue informed me that it was time I stop speaking Spanish like a Latin Tarzan and get cracking on my conjugations.
- Spanish subtitles are included, so viewers of Latin extraction can feel demeaned in two languages.
- The franchise will adopt a Latin flavour, aligning itself with Spanish clubs.
- The station was soon beaming out music to 22 Latin countries.
1. 2.1 Relating to or characteristic of Latin American music or dance.
  （与）拉美音乐或舞蹈（有关）的，有拉美音乐或舞蹈特色的
  snapping his fingers to a Latin beat
  按照拉丁舞乐节拍劈里啪啦地捻手指。
  Example sentencesExamples
  But a moment later there was Latin music on the line: a shuffling double beat of salsa and sharp blasts of brass, that mesmeric, irresistible rhythm.
  This concoction of sun-soaked Latin house beats goes straight to the nervous system.
  Another plus is that the Latin music scene is hotter than ever, with crossover stars producing albums with Latin beats but English lyrics.
  The 2/4 beat is slower than most Latin music; the baseline is heavy and up-front.
  It is boisterous, crowded, smoky, noisy, with people speaking loudly over loud Latin dance music.
  Pablo explores their influence on the development of Latin jazz.
  He passionately enjoys reggae and Latin folk music.
  They continued fighting while the jazzy Latin music was still roaring through the speakers.
  From there I got interested in the language of Latin music.
  The Canadian trio is led by a guitarist who fuses flamenco, salsa and other Latin music, along with humorous repartee.
  Besides the Latin music, show bartenders entertain the customers while mixing drinks.
  Soon, though, the music switched to a Latin beat.
  An eclectic mishmash of Latin beats and slightly off the mainstream path bands.
  So think of this album as a sort of crossover for both me, the reviewer, and you, the reader, to the world of Latin music.
  Focusing on merengue and other Latin music, this festival features a couple of jam-packed days in the sun.
  So in my house, we were listening to salsa and other Latin music.
  Elsewhere, flashes of Jamaican rocksteady and Latin beats and melodies seep into the stitching of this singular songsmith to fit his quirky design.
  After a flight to Havana, students met with Cuban hosts who led them to numerous cultural sites and taught them Cuban language skills, Latin dances, and Cuban arts.
  They started out playing in a heavy-metal band in Mexico City, then turned acoustic, specialising in jazz, Spanish and Latin styles.
  This 10-piece band delivers a high octane blend of Latin music combining Salsa, Mambo and Rumba.

Origin

From Latin Latinus ‘of Latium’ (see Latium).

单词	Latin
释义	Definition of Latin in English: Latin noun ˈlatɪnˈlætn 1mass noun The language of ancient Rome and its empire, widely used historically as a language of scholarship and administration. 拉丁语（古罗马及其帝国的语言，历史上曾被广泛用作学术和官方语言） Latin is a member of the Italic branch of the Indo-European family of languages. After the decline of the Roman Empire it continued to be a medium of communication among educated people throughout the Middle Ages in Europe and elsewhere, and remained the liturgical language of the Roman Catholic Church until the reforms of the second Vatican Council (1962–5); it is still used for scientific names in biology and astronomy. The Romance languages are derived from it Example sentencesExamples The vast majority of these slaves spoke little or no Latin, the institutional language of Roman government. Books were also very costly and were mostly written in Latin, an unfamiliar language to the common people. A common Christendom under the Pope, and the universal language of Latin, provided a form of European community long before that of the 20th century. Their first task was to be able to use language as a precise instrument of learning and that language was Latin. From this time on, English replaced French as the official language of the country and many works were translated from Latin and French into the vernacular. By contrast, Latin, the language of learned literacy, was shared throughout the islands, in greater or lesser degrees of competence, and did not define distinctive ethnic identities. The grammar of ‘Grammar Schools’ was Latin grammar, and the use of Latin continued at the ancient universities. This represents only one of the aspects of the ecclesiastical monopoly over written culture and Latin, the only language that could be used for writing. The Canon was one of 80 Arabic texts translated into Latin in Toledo in the 12th century by Gerard of Cremona. He worked to restore classical Latin as the language of scholarship and literature. He did, however, broaden the curriculum of seminaries and prescribe Russian instead of Latin as the language of instruction. In the seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries, Latin was still the international language of scholarship. This is reflected in the Roman language of Latin where 23 is spoken as ‘tres et viginti’ which translates as ‘three and twenty’. Later on the bible was translated into different languages including Syriac, Latin, and Coptic (a late form of Egyptian). She could speak French, Latin, Spanish and some Ancient Greek. The majority could not understand Latin, the language of the Church. These were written in Anglo-Saxon, the spoken tongue, rather than Latin which was the language of the church. In the areas once part of the Roman empire, Latin was effectively the vernacular and it gradually evolved into the various Romance languages of western Europe. Under the Hapsburgs, urban Croats spoke German, and Latin was the official language of government. The Celtic sources are a few burials, some numismatic evidence, infrequent inscriptions and figurines, and Celtic loan words in Latin. 1.1 An inhabitant of ancient Latium in Ιtaly. 2A native or inhabitant of a country whose language developed from Latin, especially a Latin American. 拉丁语系国家本地原住民（或居民），（尤指）拉丁美洲人 Example sentencesExamples When I started break dancing, I never thought I was an interloper because the guys I was dancing with were Latin, black, and white. 2.1mass noun Music of a kind originating in Latin America, characterized by dance rhythms and extensive use of indigenous percussion instruments. 拉丁美洲音乐（以舞蹈节奏和广泛使用本土打击乐器为其特征） eclectic jazz through Latin into soulful grooves Example sentencesExamples With its innovative and intelligent blend of minor-key moods and jazz, Latin and indie fusion, this record is far from mundane and eschews both generalizations and comparisons. It is described as an album of dreamy, spiritual dance music, that contains elements of everything from house, dub, hip-hop, Brazilian and Latin, right through to soul and more. Unlike his predecessor, he doesn't appear to posses an ear for Latin, samba, jazz or the big band sound. The suite is divided into four parts with Latin, gospel, blues, funk and free jazz forming the basis of alternate numbers. We're mixing Latin with, oh, name it: Latin and jazz, Latin and funk, Latin and reggae. Not only has she written some of her own material, she has also drawn on upbeat dance genres such as Latin and jazz. Bangalore Live will offer jazz, world music, Latin, fusion, and rock, to begin with. I love jazz and R & B, Latin, salsa music, all that kind of stuff. Recorded in Cuba, their sound is a cheerful mix of Latin, jazz and smooth alternative rock. I would have chosen some dance music, something Latin with a beat. The organizers have assembled a line-up of local, regional and national performers that range from pop to folk to dance to Latin to rock and will not disappoint. Soaring, screeching, intense chamber music with hints of jazz, Latin and who knows what. What I can say is that it ranges from an early helping of Latin to some reggae (very good) with a finale of house, which bores me to tears. ‘She could dance Latin like I had never seen before,’ he said. Following the first warm-up session held to gauge interest in the scheme, sessions will be held in the new year in rock and pop to jazz, swing, Latin, big band and reggae. In such an international city, dancing will include every type of dancing, like techno, trance, hip-hop, Latin, ethnic, and raves. adjective ˈlatɪnˈlætn 1Relating to Latin. Latin poetry 拉丁语诗歌。 Example sentencesExamples Other times they're forced out, as the ancient Etruscan language was when Latin speakers overran the Italian peninsula. Any school crest that looks remotely ‘heraldic’ (with a Latin motto, for instance) and is not registered risks the wrath of the Lyon Court. The Latin word pontifex means bridge-builder, and by virtue of having survived some 2500 years, the title bridges the gap between pagan and Christian Rome. Both words enclose the word ‘pinion’ which derives quite separately from the Latin word ‘penna’ - wings. Most of the pieces on this program are conductus (this Latin word is a noun of the fourth declension, so the plural form in the nominative case is the same as the singular). Well educated, he had access to Italian, French and Latin literature but chose to translate into verse the common spoken language that surrounded him on London streets. His poems written in Latin hexameter followed the classical models of poetry. A close friend of Erasmus and gifted student of law and Greek, More translated Lucian and wrote English and Latin poetry. Faith is the opposite of science or its Latin root, ‘knowledge.’ I spent, for reasons that need not concern us here, much of last night reading some of my favourite Latin poetry. As they say in Latin quarters, ‘Sic transit gloria mundi.’ Denigrate comes from the Latin root ‘niger’ meaning black. Roman contributions to Portugal included roads, buildings, and the Latin language, from which Portuguese developed. Horace, on the other hand, can be said to represent the more innovative vein of Latin poetry, a vein that looked towards the Alexandrian poets as models and predecessors. He and the other boys were obliged to learn Latin declensions parrot fashion, to sing God Save the King, and to follow the intricacies of British, rather than Barbadian, history. Although so little of his work has survived, it is clear that Philitas' influence on Hellenistic and Latin poetry was very great. The machine is, however, capable of absorbing programs in any other language written in Latin characters. A leading Yorkshire independent school is dropping its Latin motto and centuries-old crest in favour of a multi-coloured star in a move that has angered traditionalists. 1.1 Relating to the Western or Roman Catholic Church (as historically using Latin for its rites) （与）天主教会（有关）的（因仪式中传统使用拉丁语） the Latin patriarch of Antioch 土耳其安提俄克城天主教大主教。 Example sentencesExamples MacDonald argued that the Latin mass had ‘centuries behind it’ and said it was more ‘mysterious and solemn’ than the English version. A Latin patriarch would be elected for Constantinople. I had the notion they weren't as lax as the Latin rite. Although the Eastern Church had been responsible for the conversion of Moravia and Bohemia, by the 10th century both duchies had turned to the Western, Latin liturgy. Its first was the Catholic faith and doctrine which it shared with other Latin churches. He is very interested in the Latin rite and has celebrated the Mass himself. He closed all the Latin churches, but he left all the native Christians in peace. Drawing on both the new code for the Latin rite and that for the Oriental church, he provides a long list of rights that every Christian, whether clerical or lay, possesses. He is calling neither for the restoration of the Tridentine Latin liturgy nor for a return to the devotional practices of past generations. Three priests in gold and silver vestments were bowing and turning round as they chanted the Latin service in a lavishly lit and adorned church. That the doctrine of the filioque and its uncanonical insertion in the Latin creed present serious obstacles to the reconciliation of churches has long been clear. Litanies of this type are frequently encountered in the services of the Orthodox Church and in the non-Roman rites of the Latin West. And in 1984, Scotland's catholic bishops banned the Latin rite from being used in regular church services, although it could still be performed in monasteries. The organist often crackled or whined the Gregorian-chant hymns and the celebrant often hummed, mumbled, or whispered the Latin prayers. The Vatican is working on the translation of its new Latin rite for deliverance - the first time it has updated its teaching on the subject since mediaeval times. But Greek monasticism was not eclipsed until the thirteenth century, when Latin culture finally prevailed in southern Italy. Even though there was a Slavic influence, the Romanian Orthodox Church retained its Latin heritage and remains the predominant religion of Romanians. The Oratory retains the permitted vestiges of the Latin mass and as a result has amplified its congregation of true believers with a reserve army of believers in belief, of which I was one. A world away from the Latin controversies of the ninth century, Joseph's understanding of the presence of Christ in the Eucharist is no less robustly expressed in this prayer for use before the Eucharist. 1.2 Relating to ancient Latium. 〈史〉（与）古拉丁姆（有关）的；（与）古拉丁姆人（有关）的 Synonyms ancient greek, grecian, hellenic, attic 2Relating to the countries using languages, such as French and Spanish, that developed from Latin. （与）拉丁语系国家（或民族，如法语和西班牙语民族）（有关）的 Mexico and other Latin countries Example sentencesExamples The Latin beauty has developed a love of cleaning and now can't stand messy rooms The choleric Latin temper of that era and Shakespeare's 16th Century Italian world are seemingly similar with blood feuds, tight pants and hot blood galore! She took home the Grammy, of course, then played up her Latin roots in a Spanish-version of her hit record, then followed that up with a Christmas album that still sold well. ‘Well it's the Latin temperament,’ he answers quickly. At the back, my Latin American neighbours are in conversation in Latin Spanish. The franchise will adopt a Latin flavour, aligning itself with Spanish clubs. At the last tutorial, Sue informed me that it was time I stop speaking Spanish like a Latin Tarzan and get cracking on my conjugations. Spanish subtitles are included, so viewers of Latin extraction can feel demeaned in two languages. She teaches and publishes on Spanish, Latin American. and Chicano/a art. My father is Portuguese, his team is Benfica, and he loves Latin football; my mother is Spanish. Despite the 12 months of sun and heavenly food, I knew I couldn't settle forever: Latin man was on every street corner, in every train carriage, waiting on every table. The station was soon beaming out music to 22 Latin countries. There is a bilingual book of the Gospels, c.1300, which may have been produced to help the Latin bride of a Byzantine emperor learn Greek. We loved the food, the Latin atmosphere and the authentic Spanish waiters. Despite the fact that the two actresses often seem to compete for the role of Hollywood's leading Latin lady, the one positively sought out the other from early on. 2.1 Relating to or characteristic of Latin American music. （与）拉美音乐或舞蹈（有关）的，有拉美音乐或舞蹈特色的 snapping his fingers to a Latin beat 按照拉丁舞乐节拍劈里啪啦地捻手指。 Example sentencesExamples This concoction of sun-soaked Latin house beats goes straight to the nervous system. The Canadian trio is led by a guitarist who fuses flamenco, salsa and other Latin music, along with humorous repartee. This 10-piece band delivers a high octane blend of Latin music combining Salsa, Mambo and Rumba. They started out playing in a heavy-metal band in Mexico City, then turned acoustic, specialising in jazz, Spanish and Latin styles. It is boisterous, crowded, smoky, noisy, with people speaking loudly over loud Latin dance music. They continued fighting while the jazzy Latin music was still roaring through the speakers. Elsewhere, flashes of Jamaican rocksteady and Latin beats and melodies seep into the stitching of this singular songsmith to fit his quirky design. The 2/4 beat is slower than most Latin music; the baseline is heavy and up-front. So think of this album as a sort of crossover for both me, the reviewer, and you, the reader, to the world of Latin music. He passionately enjoys reggae and Latin folk music. From there I got interested in the language of Latin music. So in my house, we were listening to salsa and other Latin music. After a flight to Havana, students met with Cuban hosts who led them to numerous cultural sites and taught them Cuban language skills, Latin dances, and Cuban arts. Soon, though, the music switched to a Latin beat. Another plus is that the Latin music scene is hotter than ever, with crossover stars producing albums with Latin beats but English lyrics. An eclectic mishmash of Latin beats and slightly off the mainstream path bands. Focusing on merengue and other Latin music, this festival features a couple of jam-packed days in the sun. But a moment later there was Latin music on the line: a shuffling double beat of salsa and sharp blasts of brass, that mesmeric, irresistible rhythm. Pablo explores their influence on the development of Latin jazz. Besides the Latin music, show bartenders entertain the customers while mixing drinks. Derivatives Latinism noun ˈlatɪnɪz(ə)mˈlætnˌɪzəm This formula, including the tell-tale Latinism inter alios, is repeated in a number of the decisions. Example sentencesExamples It is characterized by the frequent use of Latinisms. Orwell's use of Latinisms and classical references all but vanished; his previously colourful language dissolved into plain and lucid prose. Unintelligible Latinisms litter the insides of the booklet, awkwardly coupling with sepulchral imagery. Totus Tuus must have been amongst the first Latinisms whose translation I researched. Latinist noun ˈlatɪnɪstˈlætnəst The Scotland that its intellectual ambassador George Buchanan, the greatest Latinist of the Renaissance, hymned before the French court, was independent, historically conscious, and proud of it. Example sentencesExamples Now it's always struck me, as a Latinist - I spent an awful lot of my time learning Latin - that it's very, very hard to make a good argument for teaching Latin. The royal secretary was a gifted Latinist with an astute legal mind. A precocious Latinist, he entered the University of Pennsylvania at age fifteen but transferred to Hamilton College, graduating in 1905. As an excellent Latinist, he would have been familiar with the tale of the Sibyl, and probably kept the painting nearby. Origin From Latin Latinus 'of Latium' (see Latium). What the Romans did for us As well as education, wine, roads, under-floor heating, and the fresh water system, the Romans gave us words and phrases. Far from being a dead language, Latin is alive and well, and may be found in a sentence near you. ENGLISH is full of words of Latin origin that came into the language by way of the French-speaking Norman invaders of 1066. But we also use many phrases that came into English later, typically in the 17th and 18th centuries, and remain in their original Latin form. In Latin index referred to the ‘forefinger’ or ‘index finger’, with which you point. From this we got our term for a list of topics in a book which ‘point’ to the right page. When we decide to leave by a door marked exit, we may not know that in Latin this meant ‘he or she goes out’. The phrase in flagrante delicto, literally ‘in blazing crime’, means in English ‘in the very act of wrongdoing’, and particularly refers to sexual misconduct. If someone is caught in flagrante delicto they are generally found in bed with someone else's partner. If we want to say that someone really knows about something we might say that they are bona fide, Latin words meaning ‘with good faith’. A remark that has no logical connection with a previous statement is a non sequitur—literally, ‘it does not follow’. A particular stipulation or condition is a caveat, a word which means literally ‘let a person beware’. If a person is preparing to buy something, you might say caveat emptor, ‘let the buyer beware’, to remind them that it is the buyer alone who is responsible for checking the quality of the goods before the purchase is made. Someone who dislikes sailing might be very glad to find themselves back on terra firma or ‘firm land’. If they had heard too much of the delights of the sea, they might say that they had been lectured about it ad nauseam, or ‘to sickness’. They might be wary of decisions taken on an ad hoc basis, Latin for ‘to this’, used in English to mean ‘created or done for a particular purpose’. Sometimes you have no chance to influence what happens, as things may be done in your absence, or in absentia. In 1992, following the marital troubles of her children and a disastrous fire at Windsor Castle, the Queen said in a speech that it had turned out to be an annus horribilis. This term for a year of disaster or misfortune is an alteration of an established Latin phrase annus mirabilis ‘wonderful year’. Changes are often received with apprehension, especially by people who would prefer to preserve the existing state of affairs or status quo—literally ‘the state in which’. The band Status Quo had their first hit, ‘Pictures of Matchstick Men’, in 1968 and are still going strong. Another band with a Latin name are Procol Harum, who released the enigmatic ‘A Whiter Shade of Pale’ in 1967. The band's name is a misspelled version of a Latin phrase meaning ‘far from these things’ – it should really be procul his. The legal world is full of Latin. If someone is not of sound mind they are said to be non compos mentis, literally ‘not having control of the mind’. Journalists may sometimes feel frustrated at not being able to report freely on a case because it is sub judice ‘under a judge’—under judicial consideration and so prohibited from public discussion. Latin supplies a number of well-known mottoes. E pluribus unum, or ‘one out of many’, is the motto of the United States. In 1913 King George V approved per ardua ad astra, ‘through struggle to the stars’, as the motto of the Royal Air Force. Some Latin phrases lie behind our most familiar abbreviations. If we want to emphasize the importance of something, we may say or write NB—short for nota bene, or ‘note well’. QED, pointing out that a fact or situation demonstrates the truth of what you are saying, stands for quod erat demonstrandum, ‘which was to be demonstrated’. A long list of items may finish with etc., standing for et cetera ‘and the rest’. Advancing age may be referred to jokingly as Anno Domini, Latin for ‘in the year of the Lord’, which also gives us the abbreviation ad. The passage of time inevitably leads to RIP, short for requiescat in pace, ‘rest in peace’, although the same cannot be said to apply to Latin itself. Rhymes satin Definition of Latin in US English: Latin nounˈlætnˈlatn 1The language of ancient Rome and its empire, widely used historically as a language of scholarship and administration. 拉丁语（古罗马及其帝国的语言，历史上曾被广泛用作学术和官方语言） Latin is a member of the Italic branch of the Indo-European family of languages. After the decline of the Roman Empire, it continued to be a medium of communication among educated people throughout the Middle Ages in Europe and remained the liturgical language of the Roman Catholic Church until the reforms of the Second Vatican Council (1962–65); it is still used for scientific names in biology and astronomy. The Romance languages are derived from it Example sentencesExamples The Canon was one of 80 Arabic texts translated into Latin in Toledo in the 12th century by Gerard of Cremona. This represents only one of the aspects of the ecclesiastical monopoly over written culture and Latin, the only language that could be used for writing. Later on the bible was translated into different languages including Syriac, Latin, and Coptic (a late form of Egyptian). These were written in Anglo-Saxon, the spoken tongue, rather than Latin which was the language of the church. The Celtic sources are a few burials, some numismatic evidence, infrequent inscriptions and figurines, and Celtic loan words in Latin. He worked to restore classical Latin as the language of scholarship and literature. Their first task was to be able to use language as a precise instrument of learning and that language was Latin. By contrast, Latin, the language of learned literacy, was shared throughout the islands, in greater or lesser degrees of competence, and did not define distinctive ethnic identities. From this time on, English replaced French as the official language of the country and many works were translated from Latin and French into the vernacular. The vast majority of these slaves spoke little or no Latin, the institutional language of Roman government. Under the Hapsburgs, urban Croats spoke German, and Latin was the official language of government. In the areas once part of the Roman empire, Latin was effectively the vernacular and it gradually evolved into the various Romance languages of western Europe. He did, however, broaden the curriculum of seminaries and prescribe Russian instead of Latin as the language of instruction. In the seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries, Latin was still the international language of scholarship. Books were also very costly and were mostly written in Latin, an unfamiliar language to the common people. The majority could not understand Latin, the language of the Church. A common Christendom under the Pope, and the universal language of Latin, provided a form of European community long before that of the 20th century. She could speak French, Latin, Spanish and some Ancient Greek. The grammar of ‘Grammar Schools’ was Latin grammar, and the use of Latin continued at the ancient universities. This is reflected in the Roman language of Latin where 23 is spoken as ‘tres et viginti’ which translates as ‘three and twenty’. 2A native or inhabitant of a country whose language developed from Latin, especially a Latin American. 拉丁语系国家本地原住民（或居民），（尤指）拉丁美洲人 Example sentencesExamples When I started break dancing, I never thought I was an interloper because the guys I was dancing with were Latin, black, and white. 2.1 Music of a kind originating in Latin America, characterized by dance rhythms and extensive use of indigenous percussive instruments. 拉丁美洲音乐（以舞蹈节奏和广泛使用本土打击乐器为其特征） Example sentencesExamples Following the first warm-up session held to gauge interest in the scheme, sessions will be held in the new year in rock and pop to jazz, swing, Latin, big band and reggae. I love jazz and R & B, Latin, salsa music, all that kind of stuff. Unlike his predecessor, he doesn't appear to posses an ear for Latin, samba, jazz or the big band sound. Soaring, screeching, intense chamber music with hints of jazz, Latin and who knows what. Recorded in Cuba, their sound is a cheerful mix of Latin, jazz and smooth alternative rock. In such an international city, dancing will include every type of dancing, like techno, trance, hip-hop, Latin, ethnic, and raves. We're mixing Latin with, oh, name it: Latin and jazz, Latin and funk, Latin and reggae. The suite is divided into four parts with Latin, gospel, blues, funk and free jazz forming the basis of alternate numbers. What I can say is that it ranges from an early helping of Latin to some reggae (very good) with a finale of house, which bores me to tears. Bangalore Live will offer jazz, world music, Latin, fusion, and rock, to begin with. With its innovative and intelligent blend of minor-key moods and jazz, Latin and indie fusion, this record is far from mundane and eschews both generalizations and comparisons. Not only has she written some of her own material, she has also drawn on upbeat dance genres such as Latin and jazz. It is described as an album of dreamy, spiritual dance music, that contains elements of everything from house, dub, hip-hop, Brazilian and Latin, right through to soul and more. I would have chosen some dance music, something Latin with a beat. The organizers have assembled a line-up of local, regional and national performers that range from pop to folk to dance to Latin to rock and will not disappoint. ‘She could dance Latin like I had never seen before,’ he said. adjectiveˈlætnˈlatn 1Relating to or in the Latin language. （与）拉丁语（有关）的 Latin poetry 拉丁语诗歌。 Example sentencesExamples His poems written in Latin hexameter followed the classical models of poetry. Other times they're forced out, as the ancient Etruscan language was when Latin speakers overran the Italian peninsula. Although so little of his work has survived, it is clear that Philitas' influence on Hellenistic and Latin poetry was very great. Well educated, he had access to Italian, French and Latin literature but chose to translate into verse the common spoken language that surrounded him on London streets. I spent, for reasons that need not concern us here, much of last night reading some of my favourite Latin poetry. Faith is the opposite of science or its Latin root, ‘knowledge.’ A leading Yorkshire independent school is dropping its Latin motto and centuries-old crest in favour of a multi-coloured star in a move that has angered traditionalists. Any school crest that looks remotely ‘heraldic’ (with a Latin motto, for instance) and is not registered risks the wrath of the Lyon Court. Denigrate comes from the Latin root ‘niger’ meaning black. The machine is, however, capable of absorbing programs in any other language written in Latin characters. As they say in Latin quarters, ‘Sic transit gloria mundi.’ Horace, on the other hand, can be said to represent the more innovative vein of Latin poetry, a vein that looked towards the Alexandrian poets as models and predecessors. Most of the pieces on this program are conductus (this Latin word is a noun of the fourth declension, so the plural form in the nominative case is the same as the singular). A close friend of Erasmus and gifted student of law and Greek, More translated Lucian and wrote English and Latin poetry. Both words enclose the word ‘pinion’ which derives quite separately from the Latin word ‘penna’ - wings. The Latin word pontifex means bridge-builder, and by virtue of having survived some 2500 years, the title bridges the gap between pagan and Christian Rome. He and the other boys were obliged to learn Latin declensions parrot fashion, to sing God Save the King, and to follow the intricacies of British, rather than Barbadian, history. Roman contributions to Portugal included roads, buildings, and the Latin language, from which Portuguese developed. 1.1 Relating to the Western or Roman Catholic Church (as historically using Latin for its rites) （与）天主教会（有关）的（因仪式中传统使用拉丁语） the Latin patriarch of Antioch 土耳其安提俄克城天主教大主教。 Example sentencesExamples Three priests in gold and silver vestments were bowing and turning round as they chanted the Latin service in a lavishly lit and adorned church. The Vatican is working on the translation of its new Latin rite for deliverance - the first time it has updated its teaching on the subject since mediaeval times. A world away from the Latin controversies of the ninth century, Joseph's understanding of the presence of Christ in the Eucharist is no less robustly expressed in this prayer for use before the Eucharist. He is very interested in the Latin rite and has celebrated the Mass himself. But Greek monasticism was not eclipsed until the thirteenth century, when Latin culture finally prevailed in southern Italy. I had the notion they weren't as lax as the Latin rite. He closed all the Latin churches, but he left all the native Christians in peace. Even though there was a Slavic influence, the Romanian Orthodox Church retained its Latin heritage and remains the predominant religion of Romanians. That the doctrine of the filioque and its uncanonical insertion in the Latin creed present serious obstacles to the reconciliation of churches has long been clear. The Oratory retains the permitted vestiges of the Latin mass and as a result has amplified its congregation of true believers with a reserve army of believers in belief, of which I was one. The organist often crackled or whined the Gregorian-chant hymns and the celebrant often hummed, mumbled, or whispered the Latin prayers. Drawing on both the new code for the Latin rite and that for the Oriental church, he provides a long list of rights that every Christian, whether clerical or lay, possesses. A Latin patriarch would be elected for Constantinople. Although the Eastern Church had been responsible for the conversion of Moravia and Bohemia, by the 10th century both duchies had turned to the Western, Latin liturgy. Litanies of this type are frequently encountered in the services of the Orthodox Church and in the non-Roman rites of the Latin West. And in 1984, Scotland's catholic bishops banned the Latin rite from being used in regular church services, although it could still be performed in monasteries. MacDonald argued that the Latin mass had ‘centuries behind it’ and said it was more ‘mysterious and solemn’ than the English version. He is calling neither for the restoration of the Tridentine Latin liturgy nor for a return to the devotional practices of past generations. Its first was the Catholic faith and doctrine which it shared with other Latin churches. 1.2 Relating to ancient Latium. 〈史〉（与）古拉丁姆（有关）的；（与）古拉丁姆人（有关）的 Synonyms ancient greek, grecian, hellenic, attic 2Relating to the countries or peoples using languages, especially Spanish, that developed from Latin. （与）拉丁语系国家（或民族，如法语和西班牙语民族）（有关）的 Example sentencesExamples She teaches and publishes on Spanish, Latin American. and Chicano/a art. She took home the Grammy, of course, then played up her Latin roots in a Spanish-version of her hit record, then followed that up with a Christmas album that still sold well. At the back, my Latin American neighbours are in conversation in Latin Spanish. We loved the food, the Latin atmosphere and the authentic Spanish waiters. The choleric Latin temper of that era and Shakespeare's 16th Century Italian world are seemingly similar with blood feuds, tight pants and hot blood galore! Despite the fact that the two actresses often seem to compete for the role of Hollywood's leading Latin lady, the one positively sought out the other from early on. There is a bilingual book of the Gospels, c.1300, which may have been produced to help the Latin bride of a Byzantine emperor learn Greek. My father is Portuguese, his team is Benfica, and he loves Latin football; my mother is Spanish. The Latin beauty has developed a love of cleaning and now can't stand messy rooms ‘Well it's the Latin temperament,’ he answers quickly. Despite the 12 months of sun and heavenly food, I knew I couldn't settle forever: Latin man was on every street corner, in every train carriage, waiting on every table. At the last tutorial, Sue informed me that it was time I stop speaking Spanish like a Latin Tarzan and get cracking on my conjugations. Spanish subtitles are included, so viewers of Latin extraction can feel demeaned in two languages. The franchise will adopt a Latin flavour, aligning itself with Spanish clubs. The station was soon beaming out music to 22 Latin countries. 2.1 Relating to or characteristic of Latin American music or dance. （与）拉美音乐或舞蹈（有关）的，有拉美音乐或舞蹈特色的 snapping his fingers to a Latin beat 按照拉丁舞乐节拍劈里啪啦地捻手指。 Example sentencesExamples But a moment later there was Latin music on the line: a shuffling double beat of salsa and sharp blasts of brass, that mesmeric, irresistible rhythm. This concoction of sun-soaked Latin house beats goes straight to the nervous system. Another plus is that the Latin music scene is hotter than ever, with crossover stars producing albums with Latin beats but English lyrics. The 2/4 beat is slower than most Latin music; the baseline is heavy and up-front. It is boisterous, crowded, smoky, noisy, with people speaking loudly over loud Latin dance music. Pablo explores their influence on the development of Latin jazz. He passionately enjoys reggae and Latin folk music. They continued fighting while the jazzy Latin music was still roaring through the speakers. From there I got interested in the language of Latin music. The Canadian trio is led by a guitarist who fuses flamenco, salsa and other Latin music, along with humorous repartee. Besides the Latin music, show bartenders entertain the customers while mixing drinks. Soon, though, the music switched to a Latin beat. An eclectic mishmash of Latin beats and slightly off the mainstream path bands. So think of this album as a sort of crossover for both me, the reviewer, and you, the reader, to the world of Latin music. Focusing on merengue and other Latin music, this festival features a couple of jam-packed days in the sun. So in my house, we were listening to salsa and other Latin music. Elsewhere, flashes of Jamaican rocksteady and Latin beats and melodies seep into the stitching of this singular songsmith to fit his quirky design. After a flight to Havana, students met with Cuban hosts who led them to numerous cultural sites and taught them Cuban language skills, Latin dances, and Cuban arts. They started out playing in a heavy-metal band in Mexico City, then turned acoustic, specialising in jazz, Spanish and Latin styles. This 10-piece band delivers a high octane blend of Latin music combining Salsa, Mambo and Rumba. Origin From Latin Latinus ‘of Latium’ (see Latium).
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