看英語文章必記的50個拉丁語詞匯
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While there may not be cities and countries full of people speaking Latin th
ese days, that doesn't mean the ancient language is something you can just f
orget about. Not only are many of our words in English (not to mention many
other languages) derived from Latin, but many of its words words are still u
sed in today's daily speaking and writing. So while you may not need to lear
n to speak or read the Latin language fluently, it can still be a big help i
n your quest for higher education to know a few words and phrases. Here are
some of the most commonly used Latin expressions that you should learn to st
art improving your personal lexicon.
雖然現在沒有一個城市或者一個國家在用古拉丁語，但這不意味著我們應該徹底忘記這
種語言。事實上，不僅僅在英語（和其他很多語言）中有許多單詞都是從拉丁文衍生出
來的，在日常的寫作和交流中一些拉丁單詞仍被使用得很頻繁。所以雖然你不需要系統
地學習和掌握拉丁語，但是記住一些常被用到的拉丁詞匯和短語無疑會對你的大學學習
幫很大的忙。下面列舉出的就是那些最常用到的拉丁文的表述，相信記住了這些拉丁詞
匯你的個人詞庫會飛躍不止一個檔次！
Must-Learn Terms 必記的術語
If you don't know these Latin terms, get to learning them ASAP, as they are
commonly used in speaking and writing and may be hard to avoid.
Per se: （就其本身而言）The direct translation of this term is "by itself" a
nd it means just that when used in English as well. You could use it to say
that you don't find chemistry boring per se (by itself, intrinsically), but
this professor's voice puts you to sleep. 例如：就化學本身而言我并不討厭它，
可是教授上課的聲音總是讓我想打瞌睡。
Vice versa: （反之亦然） From the Latin meaning "to change" or "turn around,
" this term means to reverse the order of something . This quote from Samuel
Butler provides an example, "In the midst of vice we are in virtue, and vic
e versa."
Alma mater: （母校 尤指大學）If you don't know this term already, you'll bec
ome quite familiar with it once you graduate from college. The literal trans
lation is "dear/bountiful mother" but you'll find it used in everyday langua
ge to denote the college or university from which one has graduated.
Magnum opus（大師之作/絕好的藝術作品）: Whether it's in writing, painting, s
culpture or music, this Latin term denotes the greatest work done by an arti
st