| 释义 |
polyptote, a. and n. rare—0.|ˈpɒlɪptəʊt|
[ad. Gr. πολύπτωτ-ος, f. πολυ-, poly- + πτωτός falling, cognate with πτῶσις case, f. πίπτ-ειν (stem πετ-) to fall. So F. polyptote.]
a. adj. Gram. Having many cases, as a noun.
b. n. (a) Gram. A noun having many cases. (b) Rhet. = next.
1656Blount Glossogr., Polyptote, (polyptoton) that hath many cases. 1678Phillips (ed. 4), Polyptote, in Rhetorick Polyptoton. |