latinist

latinist — 名詞

1. A person who has expert knowledge of the Latin language, ancient Roman literatur

1.名詞C2
釋義

拉丁學者

專精拉丁語及古羅馬文化的學者

A person who has expert knowledge of the Latin language, ancient Roman literature, and Roman civilization, typically as an academic specialisation.

例句

After retiring from the Vatican, Gabriela worked as a Latinist translating church documents for a museum.

Gabriela 從梵蒂岡退休後擔任拉丁學者,替博物館翻譯教會文件。

latinist + translating ancient documents

Wei, the department's only Latinist, helped students read Caesar's Gallic Wars in the original Latin.

系上唯一的拉丁學者 Wei 協助學生閱讀凱撒《高盧戰記》的拉丁文原版。

latinist + helps students read Latin texts

同義詞
  • 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.

常見錯誤

She is a Latino who studies old languages.
She is a Latinist who studies old languages.
💡'Latino' refers to a person of Latin American origin, not a scholar of Latin.