Latinize
/ˈlætɪnaɪz/(亦作 -ise)
verb
with obj.
1
- give a Latin or Latinate form to (a word)使（词）拉丁化：
his name was Latinized into Confucius.
他的名字被拉丁化为Confucius.
1.1
- archaic translate into Latin〈古〉译成拉丁文。
1.2
- no obj. archaic use Latin forms or idiom〈古〉用拉丁语形式（或习语）。
2
- make (a people or culture) conform to the ideas and customs of the ancient Romans, the Latin peoples, or the Latin Church使（民族, 文化）拉丁化（指趋同古罗马人［或拉丁民族、拉丁教会］的思想和习俗）。
派生词
Latinization
nounLatinizer
noun词源
late 16th cent.: from late Latin Latinizare, from Latin Latinus （see LATIN）.