Serian
名词 n.
形容词 adj.
专有名词
英 /ˈsɪɹi.ən/
美 /ˈsiɹi.ən/
英文释义
名词 n.
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Synonym of Chinese or Northern Chinese, chiefly in the context of ancient Greco-Roman knowledge of China.
— On the easternmost edge of the world were the Serians, who made silk and bartered it in silence.
形容词 adj.
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Synonym of Chinese or Northern Chinese, chiefly in the context of ancient Greco-Roman knowledge of China and its role as the origin of silk.
— Serian forests... Serian clothing... Serian insect...
专有名词
- Synonym of Chinese or Northern Chinese, chiefly in the context of ancient Greco-Roman knowledge of China.
- A proposed language family including Seri, more often considered an isolate or a member of the Hokan family.
词源
词源 1
From Seres + -ian, from Latin Seres (“the ancient northern Chinese”), from Ancient Greek, possibly from the Old Chinese word for silk.
词源 2
From Seri + -an.
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