古罗马 (gǔ Luó mǎ) — Ancient Rome | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

Ancient Rome

古罗马。
gǔ Luó mǎ Wén míng duì xī fāng fǎ lǜ tǐ xì yǒu shēn yuǎn yǐng xiǎng.
Ancient Roman civilization had a profound impact on Western legal systems.
古罗马。
Tā men zhèng zài cān guān gǔ Luó mǎ shí qī xiū jiàn de dòu shòu chǎng.
They are visiting the Colosseum built during the Ancient Roman period.
古罗马。
Zhè běn shū jì lù le gǔ Luó mǎ dì guó de xīng qǐ yǔ shuāi luò.
This book records the rise and fall of the Ancient Roman Empire.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

古gǔancient

罗马Rome

音译Transliteration

The sense comes from '古' as ancient and '罗马' as the foreign name Rome; together they refer to Ancient Rome.

Characters in this word

An abstract idea shown by a mark or a diagram rather than by a picture of an object.

One reading of 古 sees a shield-like shape above an open mark, showing strength and firmness. Another sees a person spitting out bad-tasting food.

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 羅; 罗 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 羅 combines 网 (net) with 維 (a bird tied with string) to show a net for catching birds; the simplified 罗 is a later abbreviation.

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 馬; 马 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 馬 shows a horse with its head facing left, a flowing mane, and two legs standing vertically.