Vulgate
/ˈvʌlgeɪt/noun
1
- the principal Latin version of the Bible, prepared mainly by St Jerome in the late 4th century, and (as revised in 1592) adopted as the official text for the Roman Catholic Church拉丁文《圣经》(公元4世纪末主要由圣杰罗姆所编纂的《圣经》拉丁语版本, 1592年修订, 为天主教会所接受的正式版本)。
2
vulgate
in sing. formal common or colloquial speech〈正式〉俗语; 口语:I required a new, formal language in which to address him, not the vulgate.
我需要一种新的正式语言和他讲话, 而不是俗语。
词源
from Latin vulgata (editio(n-)) '(edition) prepared for the public', feminine past participle of vulgare, from vulgus 'common people'.