释义 |
vic·e·nary \ˈvisəˌnerē, -ri\ adjective Etymology: Latin vicenarius, from viceni twenty each + -arius -ary; akin to Latin viginti twenty; akin to Old Irish fiche twenty, Greek eikosi (Doric Ϝikati), Sanskrit viṁśati; all from an Indo-European compound whose 1st constituent was an Indo-European word meaning “two” (represented by Sanskrit vi apart), and whose 2d constituent is represented by Latin decem ten — more at with, ten 1. : containing 20 2. : based on the number 20 : vigesimal |