| 释义 |
aptote Gram.|ˈæptəʊt|
[ad. L. aptōt-um, a. Gr. ἄπτωτ-ον, f. ἀ priv. + πτωτός falling, cogn. w. πτῶσις case, f. πίπτ-ειν (stem πετ-) to fall.]
A noun that has no distinction of cases; an indeclinable noun. Also fig.
1589Pappe w. Hatchet C iii, We are all Aptots, in all cases alike. 1612Brinsley Pos. Parts (1669) 100 Aptots..have no several case, but are alike in all cases. 1769Parkhurst Gr. Lex. (1822) 28 Aptotes..have but one case ending for every case. |
