拉丁短语 (部分源自希腊语) +英语解释.docVIP

This page lists direct English translations of common Latin phrases, such as veni vidi vici and et cetera. Some of the phrases are themselves translations of Greek phrases, as Greek rhetoric and literature reached its peak centuries before that of Ancient Rome.This list spans letters A to E. See List of Latin phrases for the main list. See List of Latin phrases (F–O) and List of Latin phrases (P–Z) for the rest of the in-depth list.ALatin Translation Notesa bene placito from one who has been pleased well Or at will, at ones pleasure. This phrase, and its Italian derivative beneplacito, are synonymous with the more common ad libitum (at pleasure).a caelo usque ad centrum from the sky to the center Or from heaven all the way to the center of the earth. In law, can refer to the obsolete cuius est solum eius est usque ad coelum et ad inferos maxim of property ownership.a capite ad calcem from head to heel From top to bottom; all the way through. Equally a pedibus usque ad caput.a contrario from the opposite Equivalent to on the contrary or au contraire. An argumentum a contrario is an argument from the contrary, an argument or proof by contrast or direct opposite.a fortiori from the stronger Loosely, even more so or with even stronger reason. Often used to lead from a less certain proposition to a more evident corollary.It is unwise to invest in pyramid schemes, and, a fortiori, in e-mail pyramid schemes.a mari usque ad mare from sea to sea From Psalm 72:8, Et dominabitur a mari usque ad mare, et a flumine usque ad terminos terrae (KJV: He shall have dominion also from sea to sea, and from the river unto the ends of the earth). National motto of Canada.a pedibus usque ad caput from feet to head Completely. Similar to the English expressions from tip to toe or from top to toe. Equally a capite ad calcem. See also ab ovo usque ad mala.a posse ad esse from being able to being From possibility to being or from being possible to being actual.a posteriori fro