latinist
latinist — noun
1. A person who has expert knowledge of the Latin language, ancient Roman literatur
A person who has expert knowledge of the Latin language, ancient Roman literature, and Roman civilization, typically as an academic specialisation.
After retiring from the Vatican, Gabriela worked as a Latinist translating church documents for a museum.
latinist + translating ancient documents
Wei, the department's only Latinist, helped students read Caesar's Gallic Wars in the original Latin.
latinist + helps students read Latin texts
Roya, a Latinist trained in Rome, could identify an inscription's century from its letter shapes.
The British Museum hired a Latinist to translate poems carved on a set of Roman tablets.
- classicist
broader term — covers expertise in both ancient Greek and Roman studies
- Latin scholar
more informal; describes the same expertise without the -ist suffix
用法筆記
A formal or academic term; in everyday conversation, 'Latin scholar' or 'classicist' (which also covers ancient Greek) are more common alternatives.