1580s, from Latin compendium "a shortening, saving," literally "that which is weighed together," from compendere "to weigh together," from com- "together" (see com-) + pendere "to weigh" (see pendant). Borrowed earlier as compendi (mid-15c.).
实用例句
1. The Compendium of Materia Medica has been held in high esteem since it was first published.
“本草纲目”问世之后,深受人们的推重.
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2. The Roman Catholic Church has issued a compendium of its teachings.
天主教会已经颁布了其教义纲要。
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3. This encyclopedia is truly a compendium of knowledge.
这部百科全书真正是知识宝库.
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4. London was " the biggest aggregation of human life - the most complete compendium of the world ".
伦敦是 “ 人文荟萃之区,全球最完备的缩影 ”.
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5. We observe the endless classical references in The Compendium of Ecclesiastical History written by Cotton Mather.
