quadrangle的词源

英文词源

quadrangle (n.)

late 14c., from Old French quadrangle (13c.) and directly from Late Latin quadrangulum "four-sided figure," noun use of neuter of Latin adjective quadrangulus "having four quarters," from Latin quattuor "four" (see four) + angulus "angle" (see angle (n.)). Meaning "four-sided court between buildings" is from 1590s.

中文词源

quadrangle：四方形院子

quadr-,四，angle,角。用于指四方形院子。

该词的英语词源请访问找单词词源英文版：quadrangle 词源，quadrangle 含义。