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cruciverbalist的意思

cruciverbalist

[,krusi'və:bəlist]
  • n. 做纵横填字谜的人,(纵横)字谜爱好者,纵横填字游戏高手

cruciverbalist

英文词源


cruciverbalist (n.)
"maker of crossword puzzles," by 1990, coined in English from Latin cruci-, comb. form of crux "cross" (see cross (n.)) + verbum "word" (see verb).