boustrophedonic

• 形容文字书写方向交替变换的：一行从左到右，下一行从右到左，形如牛耕田的往返路线。

An obsolete adjective describing writing that alternates direction from left to right and right to left, like the path of an ox plowing a field.

1. Alternating direction writingC2formal

   Relating to a style of writing where lines alternate direction, one line from left to right and the next from right to left, similar to the way an ox plows a field.

   牛耕式转行书写

   • Ancient Greek inscriptions were sometimes written in a boustrophedonic style.
   • The manuscript displayed a boustrophedonic pattern, making it challenging to read.
   • Scholars study boustrophedonic texts to understand early writing systems.