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trilingual (adj.)
[trilingual 词源字典]
"involving three languages," 1834, from
tri-
+ Latin
lingua
"language," literally "tongue" (see
lingual
). Latin
trilinguis
meant "triple-tongued," and was used of Cerberus.
[trilingual etymology, trilingual origin, 英语词源]