拉文 (lā) — Latin (the language), Latin literature
Definition
A textbook term for 'Latin' (the language and its literature), mainly used in academic and writing contexts. In speech, people usually just say 拉丁语.
noun
Latin (the language)Latin literature
Examples
- 拉文。Tā duì gǔ dài lā hěn gǎn xìng qù.He is very interested in ancient Latin.
- 拉文。Zhè běn lā yǔ fǎ shū hěn nán kàn dǒng.This Latin grammar book is very hard to understand.
- 拉文。Fān yì zhè piān lā wén xiàn xū yào hěn duō shí jiān.Translating this Latin document requires a lot of time.
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