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古埃及语专用词典编纂完成
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a dictionary of thousands of words chronicling(记录) the everyday lives of people in ancient egypt -- including what taxes they paid, what they expected in a marriage and how much work they had to do for the government -- has been completed by scholars at the university of chicago. the ancient language is 1 egyptian, a name given by the greeks to denote it was the tongue of the demos, or common people. it was written as a flowing script and was used in egypt from about 500 b.c. to 500 a.d., when the land was occupied and usually dominated by foreigners, including persians, greeks and romans.
 
the language lives on today in words such as 2, which came from the egyptian word for brick. the word moved through demotic, onto arabic and eventually to spain during the time of islamic domination there, explained janet johnson, editor of the chicago demotic dictionary.
 
ebony, the dark wood that was traded down the nile from nubia (present-day sudan), also comes from demotic roots. the name susan is 3 related to the demotic word for water lily.
 
"demotic(通俗的) was used for business and legal documents, private letters and 4 5, and literary texts, such as 6 and pieces of wisdom literature," said johnson, the morton d. 7 8 service professor at the oriental institute.
 
"it was also used for religious and magical texts as well as scientific texts 9 with topics such as astronomy, mathematics and medicine. it is an indispensible tool for reconstructing the social, political and cultural life of ancient egypt during a fascinating period of its history," she continued.
 
"the university of chicago is pretty much demotic central," said james allen, phd'81, the wilbour professor of egyptology and chair of the department of egyptology and ancient western asian studies at brown university. "besides the demotic dictionary, the university also has some of the world's top experts on demotic on its 10.
 
"this dictionary will be very useful, as there are more unpublished documents in demotic than any other phase of ancient egyptian," he said.
 
the demotic language was one of the three texts on the rosetta stone, which was also written in egyptian 11 and greek. in addition to being used on stone 12, the script was left behind on 13(纸莎草) and broken bits of 14.
 
"the last four decades have seen a real explosion of demotic studies, with more scholars focusing on this material, and great leaps in our understanding of this late version of the egyptian language," said gil stein, director of the oriental institute. "the chicago demotic dictionary is reaching completion at the perfect time to have an enormous impact on our understanding of egyptian civilization in the final few centuries, when it still flourished as a 15 and unique culture.
 
"the chicago demotic dictionary provides the key to understanding the vast body of demotic contracts, letters, tax records and other documents; this allows us to hear the voices of the people who made up the vast majority of egyptian society during the period when they were under first greek and then roman rule," stein said.


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1 7mozc     
adj. 民众的,通俗的;n.(古埃及)通俗文字
参考例句:
  • it is television's demotic style of language.这是电视通俗的语言风格。
  • the socioligist maintained that a demotic society would lower the nation's standards.这个社会学家认为平民社会会降低国家的素质。
2 0k5yv     
n.泥砖,土坯,美国adobe公司
参考例句:
  • they live in an adobe house.他们住在一间土坯屋里。
  • adobe bricks must drived dried completely before are used.土坯砖块使用前一定要完全干燥。
3 a8uxr     
adv.间接地,不直接了当地
参考例句:
  • i heard the news indirectly.这消息我是间接听来的。
  • they were approached indirectly through an intermediary.通过一位中间人,他们进行了间接接触。
4 fzdzkc     
adj.行政的,管理的
参考例句:
  • the administrative burden must be lifted from local government.必须解除地方政府的行政负担。
  • he regarded all these administrative details as beneath his notice.他认为行政管理上的这些琐事都不值一顾。
5 b8d4b5ef527bf3ba015eea52570c9325     
(作者)题词( inscription的名词复数 ); 献词; 碑文; 证劵持有人的登记
参考例句:
  • centuries of wind and rain had worn away the inscriptions on the gravestones. 几个世纪的风雨已磨损了墓碑上的碑文。
  • the inscriptions on the stone tablet have become blurred with the passage of time. 年代久了,石碑上的字迹已经模糊了。
6 91f2774e518576e3f5253e0a9c364ac7     
记叙文( narrative的名词复数 ); 故事; 叙述; 叙述部分
参考例句:
  • marriage, which has been the bourne of so many narratives, is still a great beginning. 结婚一向是许多小说的终点,然而也是一个伟大的开始。
  • this is one of the narratives that children are fond of. 这是孩子们喜欢的故事之一。
7 8c8xo     
n.船身;(果、实等的)外壳;vt.去(谷物等)壳
参考例句:
  • the outer surface of ship's hull is very hard.船体的外表面非常坚硬。
  • the boat's hull has been staved in by the tremendous seas.小船壳让巨浪打穿了。
8 wu9z3v     
adj.卓越的,杰出的,著名的
参考例句:
  • elephants are distinguished from other animals by their long noses.大象以其长长的鼻子显示出与其他动物的不同。
  • a banquet was given in honor of the distinguished guests.宴会是为了向贵宾们致敬而举行的。
9 nvjzwp     
n.经商方法,待人态度
参考例句:
  • this store has an excellent reputation for fair dealing.该商店因买卖公道而享有极高的声誉。
  • his fair dealing earned our confidence.他的诚实的行为获得我们的信任。
10 hhkzk     
n.才能;学院,系;(学院或系的)全体教学人员
参考例句:
  • he has a great faculty for learning foreign languages.他有学习外语的天赋。
  • he has the faculty of saying the right thing at the right time.他有在恰当的时候说恰当的话的才智。
11 d786aaeff706af6b7c986fbf102e0c8a     
n.象形字(如古埃及等所用的)( hieroglyph的名词复数 );秘密的或另有含意的书写符号
参考例句:
  • hieroglyphs are carved into the walls of the temple. 寺庙的墙壁上刻着象形文字。 来自辞典例句
  • this paper discusses the fundamental distinctions between the hieroglyphs andforerunner of writing. 英汉象形文字的比较是建立在象形文字具体内涵的基础上。 来自互联网
12 3ccde9120da2aaa238c9785046cb8f86     
n.雕刻( carving的名词复数 );雕刻术;雕刻品;雕刻物
参考例句:
  • the desk was ornamented with many carvings. 这桌子装饰有很多雕刻物。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • shell carvings are a specialty of the town. 贝雕是该城的特产。 来自《简明英汉词典》
13 hk9xr     
n.古以纸草制成之纸
参考例句:
  • the egyptians wrote on papyrus.埃及人书写用薄草纸。
  • since papyrus dries up and crumble,very few documents of ancient egypt have survived.因草片会干裂成粉末所以古埃及的文件很少保存下来。
14 opfxi     
n.陶器,陶器场
参考例句:
  • my sister likes to learn art pottery in her spare time.我妹妹喜欢在空余时间学习陶艺。
  • the pottery was left to bake in the hot sun.陶器放在外面让炎热的太阳烘晒焙干。
15 cl5zc     
adj.震颤的,响亮的,充满活力的,精力充沛的,(色彩)鲜明的
参考例句:
  • he always uses vibrant colours in his paintings. 他在画中总是使用鲜明的色彩。
  • she gave a vibrant performance in the leading role in the school play.她在学校表演中生气盎然地扮演了主角。
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