boustrophedon
/ˌbaʊstrəˈfiːdən/adjective & adverb
- (of written words) from right to left and from left to right in alternate lines牛耕式转行书写法(一种书写法, 从右至左, 再从左至右互错成行)。
词源
early 17th cent.: from Greek, literally 'as an ox turns in ploughing', from bous 'ox' + -strophos 'turning'.