saltatory

形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /ˈsæltət(ə)ɹi/    美 /ˈsæltəˌtɔɹi/|/ˈsɔl.-/|/ˈsɑl.-/

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Of or pertaining to leaps or leaping.
    — When we had all laughed and applauded till we were faint, Starling, not to be outdone, favoured us with a more modern saltatory entertainment in the Lancashire clog manner — to the best of my belief, the longest dance ever performed […]
  2. Proceeding by leaps rather than by smooth, continuous variation.

词形变化

more saltatory comparative most saltatory superlative

词汇关系

衍生词
microsaltatory

词源

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *sel-der.
Proto-Italic *saljō
Latin saliō
Proto-Indo-European *-tós
Proto-Italic *-tos
Latin -tus
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti
Proto-Italic *-āō
Latin -ō
Latin -tō
Latin saltō
Proto-Indo-European *-tōr
Proto-Italic *-tōr
Latin -tor
Proto-Indo-European *-yós
Proto-Italic *-ios
Old Latin -ios
Latin -ius
Latin -tōrius
Latin saltātōriusbor.
English saltatory
Borrowed from Latin saltātōrius.
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