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interlinear

/in-ter-lin-ee-er/US // ˌɪn tərˈlɪn i ər //UK // (ˌɪntəˈlɪnɪə) //

隔行如隔山,隔行扫描,隔行,隔行不隔理

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : situated or inserted between lines, as of the lines of print in a book: a Latin text with interlinear translation.
    • : having interpolated lines; interlined.
    • : having the same text in various languages set in alternate lines: the interlinear Bible.
n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a book, especially a textbook, having interlinear matter, as a translation.

Examples

  • The story is quoted by Professor Harrison, and the literal interlinear version is inserted by him to give a clue to the meaning.

  • Besides, the uninitiated may read it, thanks to an Italian interlinear translation.

  • The publishers themselves say, "We give the Greek text with an interlinear translation as literal as may be to be useful."

  • His most famous work, however, is the codex containing the Epistles of St. Paul, with a marginal and interlinear commentary.

  • The interpretations written above the line are called “interlinear,” those written in the margins of the MSS.