Latin

名词 latin:

1. any dialect of the language of ancient Rome
2. an inhabitant of ancient Latium
3. a person who is a member of those peoples whose languages derived from Latin

形容词 latin:

1. of or relating to the ancient Latins or the Latin language
2. having or resembling the psychology or temper characteristic of people of Latin America
3. relating to people or countries speaking Romance languages
4. relating to languages derived from Latin
   同义词：Romance
5. of or relating to the ancient region of Latium

1. In Latin, the nominative case of first declension nouns ends in a'.
   在拉丁文中，属於第一类词形变化的名词的主格以a结尾。
2. It's more useful to learn modern languages, such as English and German, than Latin.
   学习英语和德语等现代语言比学习拉丁语更为有用。
3. Thousands of English words derive from Latin.
   英语中有成千上万的词源自拉丁文。
4. Many languages have Latin as their base.
   许多语言都以拉丁语为基础。
5. A Greek or Latin expression or idiom.
   希腊语或拉丁语的表达法或语言风格
6. His brother is quite at home on Latin.
   他的兄弟很精通拉丁文。
7. His father is Latin.
   他父亲是拉丁人。
8. I know nothing about Latin grammar.
   我一点都不懂拉丁语法。

Lat.in

n.（名词）

The Indo-European language of the ancient Latins and Romans. Latin, the most important member of the Italic branch of Indo-European, is divided into several historical periods and social dialects and was the most important cultural language of western Europe until the end of the 7th century.
拉丁语：古拉丁人和罗马人的印欧语言。拉丁语作为印欧语系意大利语族的最重要的一员，被分为几个历史性阶段和社会方言，并且还是直至7世纪未西欧的最重要的文化语言
The Latin language and literature from the end of the third centuryb.c. to the end of the second century a.d.
拉丁语，拉丁文学：从公元前 3世纪末开始至 公元 2世纪末的拉丁语言和文学
A member of a Latin people, especially a native or inhabitant of Latin America.
拉丁美洲人：拉丁民族的成员，尤指拉丁美洲的土著人或居民
A native or resident of ancient Latium.
拉丁姆人：古代拉丁姆的本地人或居民
adj.（形容词）
Of, relating to, or composed in Latin:
拉丁的：拉丁语的，关于拉丁语的，或用拉丁文写的：
例句：
a Latin scholar; Latin verse.
拉丁语学者；拉丁语诗句

Of or relating to ancient Rome, its people, or its culture.
古罗马的：古罗马的，古罗马人的，古罗马文化的或与其有关的
Of or relating to Latium, its people, or its culture.
拉丁姆的：拉丁姆的，拉丁姆人的，拉丁姆文化的或与其有关的

Of or relating to the languages that developed from Latin, such as Italian, French, Spanish, and Portuguese, or to the peoples that speak them.
拉丁语系的：从拉丁语演化而来的语言的，如意大利语，法语，西班牙语和葡萄牙语，讲这些语言的人的，或关于这样的语言或人的
Of or relating to the peoples, countries, or cultures of Latin America.
拉丁美洲的：拉丁美洲人的，拉丁美洲国家的，拉丁美洲文化的或与其有关的
Of or relating to the Roman Catholic Church.
罗马天主教教堂的：罗马天主教教堂的或关于罗马天主教教堂的

来源：
Middle English
中古英语
from Old French
源自 古法语
and from Old English L3ton
并源自 古英语 L3ton
both from Latin Latonus
都源自 拉丁语 Latonus
from Latium [an ancient country of west-central Italy]
源自 拉丁姆 [意大利中西部的一座古代的城市]