Athenaeum

[,æθi'ni:əm]
  • n. [建] 雅典娜神庙;阅览室,图书馆

英文词源


Athenaeum (n.)
1727, from Latinized form of Greek Athenaion "the temple of Athene," in ancient Athens, in which professors taught and actors or poets rehearsed. Meaning "literary club-room or reading room" is from 1799; "literary or scientific club" is from 1864.

双语例句


1. Maria finished school, and then became the librarian of the Nantucket Athenaeum.
中学毕业后, 玛丽当上了南塔克特学会的图书管理员.

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