释义 |
pon·tine I. \ˈpän.ˌtīn, -tēn\ adjective Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Latin pomptinus, pontinus, from Pomptinus, name of a local tribe : of or relating to a marshy area between Rome and Naples now largely reclaimed II. adjective Etymology: New Latin pont-, pons + International Scientific Vocabulary -ine 1. : of or relating to the pons 2. [Latin pont-, pons bridge + English -ine] : appropriate for a bridge < pontine sites > III. adjective Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Pontus, ancient country in northeast Asia Minor + English -ine : of or relating to the Black sea areas once part of the pre-Christian kingdom of Pontus |