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tessera是什么意思

tessera

英 ['tes(ə)rə]
  • n. 镶嵌物;入场券;纪念品
  • n. (Tessera)人名;(意)泰塞拉

中文词源


tessera 小石块,小方块

来自拉丁语 tessera,骰子,立方体,石块,来自希腊语 tessera,四,来自 PIE*kwetwer,四,词 源同 quarter,four,trapezium.

英文词源


tessera (n.)
plural tesserae, "small, square piece of stone," 1650s, from Latin tessera "a die, cube, square tablet with writing on it" used as a token or ticket, from Ionic Greek tessera, neuter of tesseres (Attic tessares) "four" (see four).

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