| 释义 |
Modern Greek in British Englishnounthe Greek language since about 1453 ad (the fall of Byzantium) Compare Demotic, Katharevusa Modern Greek in American English the Greek language as spoken and written in Greece since about 1500 Modern Greek in American Englishnounthe Greek language since c1500 Abbreviation: ModGk. Also called: New Greek Word origin [1740–50 ]This word is first recorded in the period 1740–50. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: adagio, damper, ensemble, first class, professional |