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boustrophedon

/ˌbuː.strəˈfiː.dɒn/

翻译: 一种古代书写方式,各行交替从相反方向书写,即一行从左到右、下一行从右到左,字序形如牛耕田往返。

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noun

/ˌbuː.strəˈfiː.dɒn/C2formal
  • zh一种古代书写方式,各行交替从相反方向书写,即一行从左到右、下一行从右到左,字序形如牛耕田往返。

An ancient writing system in which alternate lines are written in opposite directions, literally meaning 'as the ox ploughs'.

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  1. Ancient writing styleC2formal

    A method of writing where lines alternate direction, one line written left-to-right and the next right-to-left, mimicking the back-and-forth path of an ox plowing a field.

    zh牛耕式转行书写法

    • Ancient Greek inscriptions sometimes used boustrophedon.
    • The text was written in boustrophedon, making it difficult for modern readers to follow.
    • Scholars study boustrophedon to understand early writing systems.
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