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lustrum

英 ['lʌstrəm] 美
  • n. 五年時間;人口普查

英文詞源


lustrum (n.)
(plural lustra), "purification of the Roman people every five years," 1580s, from Latin lustrum, perhaps from root of luere "to wash," related to lavere (see lave). Or [Watkins, Klein] from PIE *leuk-stro-, from base *leuk- "light, brightness."

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