• n. 教学大纲，摘要；课程表

来自晚期拉丁语 syllabus,清单，目录，误读或误写自希腊语 sittybos,清单，目录，词源不详。 该错误发生的原因可能是编者认为该希腊词本身是一个错误，而正确的拼写应为 syllabe,集 中，聚集，词源同 syllable.并由该拉丁词引申词义摘要，提纲等。

syllabus

syllabus: [17] The word syllabus is the result of a misprint. It originated as Greek sittúbā ‘label, table of contents’, which was borrowed into Latin as sittyba. However, in an early printed edition of Cicero’s Letters to Atticus, in the 1470s, its accusative plural form sittybas was misprinted as syllabos. This was taken as representing a Greek súllabos, a supposed (but quite spurious) derivative of Greek sullambánein ‘gather together’ (source of English syllable), which was then relatinized to syllabus. Its earliest application to the ‘contents of a course of instruction’ appears to date from the late 18th century.

syllabus (n.)

1650s, "table of contents of a series of lectures, etc.," from Late Latin syllabus "list," ultimately a misreading of Greek sittybos "parchment label, table of contents," of unknown origin. The misprint appeared in a 15c. edition of Cicero's "Ad Atticum" (see OED). Had it been a real word, the proper plural would be syllabi.

1. The school syllabus seems aimed at the lowest common denominator.

学校的教学大纲似乎是针对接受能力最差的学生制定的。

来自《权威词典》

2. Have you got next year's syllabus?

你拿到明年的教学大纲了 吗 ?

来自《简明英汉词典》

3. We must try to diversify the syllabus to attract more students.

我们应该使教学大纲内容多样化,可以多吸引学生.

来自辞典例句

4. Justinian introduced a new syllabus.

查士丁尼采纳了一份新的教学大纲.

来自辞典例句

5. I'm passing out the syllabus.

我把上课进度表发下去.

来自无师自通 校园英语会话