| 释义 |
demotic/diˈmɒtik/ n. & adj.●n. 1 the popular colloquial form of modern Greek 现代希腊日常用语 2a a popular simplified form of ancient Egyptian writing (cf. 参见 HIERATIC 2) (古埃及)通俗文字 b a popular written or spoken form of modern Greek 现代希腊语 ●adj. 1 (esp. of language) popular, colloquial, or vulgar (尤指语言)流行的，口语化的；通俗的，粗俗的 2 of or concerning the ancient Egyptian or modern Greek demotic (有关)古代埃及(或现代希腊)通俗文字的 [Greek dēmotikos via dēmotēs ‘one of the people’ from dēmos ‘the people’] |