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常见的拉丁词汇
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(A.M.) (ante meridiem)
意思：before midday 中午之前
(P.M.) (post meridiem)
意思：after midday 中午之后
(e.g.) Exempli gratia
意思：举例
例句：在影片福尔摩斯中，有这段话：The laws of celestial mechanics dictate that when two objects collide, there is always damage of a collateral nature. Exempli gratia. Two gentlemen find themselves at cross-purposes...
(i.e.) Id est
意思：同样，就是说
例句：That position is political appointed, i.e. not elected.
(ibid) Ibidem
意思：同上。一般在引用的时候。
举例：在一个段落里我两句话分别引用自同一文章。我在第一句话后指出我引自该文章。在第二句话后面，我写ibid. 这样读者就知道我的第二句话也是引自同一文章。
(etc.) Et cetera
意思：等等等等
例句： The grocery sells cucumbers, lettuce, radishes, etc.
Q.E.D.
意思：(Quod erat demonstrandum) 证明结束
例句： All cats are mammals. Fluffy is a cat. Fluffy is a mammal. QED.
Dermatology
意思：derma是皮肤的意思，后缀 -ology是学的意思。皮肤学。医学里很多词汇来自拉丁。
Per se
意思：就其本身而言。
例句： I'm not as interested in the mechanisms per se.
Vice versa
意思：反过来也成立
例句：What's good for the country is good for General Motors, and vice versa
Ad hoc
意思：专门为了某种目的 formed or done for a particular purpose only
例句：We had to make some ad hoc changes to the plans.
Status quo
意思：当前状态
例句：We must recognize that the current status quo is unacceptable.
De facto
意思：（虽然非标准，但）事实上的
例句：Others worked as drivers under overseers, but were de facto managers.
Post mortem
意思：去世后的后续行为；尸检； examination of a body after death; autopsy 引申以后为事情过去以后的检查
例句：Do a postmortem on your past interview or job search.
Pro bono
意思：for public good 为了公益（意味着免费）
例句：Apart from these, some reputed legal firms and attorneys also do some pro bono work as a social service.
Gratis
意思：given or done for nothing 免费
例句：You can switch investment options up to three times a year gratis but there is a $50 charge for additional changes.
Quid pro quo
意思：报偿，互换
例句：The quid pro quo for doing this is that developing countries open up their domestic markets.
Per capita
意思：人均
例句：The two countries have roughly similar per capita incomes.
Caveat
意思：买方请留意 buyer beware
例句：The caveat here is that unless you have a stable and dependable content source, your marketing efforts may encounter problems along the way.
Per
意思：每 for each
例句：The car gets 32 miles per gallon.
Verbatim
意思：逐字 in exactly the same words
例句：Dialogue is repeated verbatim, as in Gone With The Wind
Versus
意思：对 (针对，对决的对） against
例句：Discover the pros and cons of plan A versus plan B.
Ad hominem
意思：对人不对事。这是fallacies的一种。Attacking your opponent’s character or personal traits in an attempt to undermine their argument
举例：此人举止萎缩，所以其政治主张也必然混帐。
Ceteris paribus
意思：其他情况完全相同的情况下 all other things being equal
例句：When discussing the laws of supply and demand, he said that if demand for a given product outweighs supply, ceteris paribus, prices will rise.
Pro Se
意思：不要其它律师，自己（作为自己的律师）为自己辩护。to defend oneself in court without counsel
例句：I am representing myself pro se in a USDC interpleader action
Inter alia
意思：除其他因素之外。among other things
例句：At Titan Industries, the success of product-development is measured in, inter alia , the number of weeks taken to finalize a design.
例句：Burrage pleaded not guilty to a superseding indictment alleging, inter alia, that he had unlawfully distributed heroin.
Modus operandi
意思：惯用手段，作案手法 approximately translated as "method of operation"
例句：Silence and secrecy, punctuated with disingenuousness have consistently been its preferred modus operandi.
De novo
意思：重头开始. starting from the beginning; anew.
例句：We review de novo the legal question of whether plaintiffs have standing to sue.
