boustrophedon
- 英式英标[,bʊstrə\'fidn]
- 美式音标[,baʊstrə\'fiːd(ə)n; ,buː-]
n. 牛耕式转行书写法；右行左行交互书写的书法
adj. 右行左行交互书写的
adv. 右行左行交互书写地
英文词源
- boustrophedon (n.)
- 1783, ancient form of writing with lines alternately written left-to-right and right-to-left, from Greek, literally "turning as an ox in plowing," from bous "ox" (see cow (n.)) + strephein "to turn" (see strophe).