Перевод: с латинского на английский

с английского на латинский

have fixed them motionless

  • 1 defigo

    dē-fīgo, xi, xum, 3, v. a., to fasten down or in; and with especial reference to the terminus, to drive, fix, or fasten into (class.). —
    I.
    Lit.: in campo Martio crucem ad civium supplicium defigi et constitui jubes, Cic. Rab. perd. 4; so,

    tigna machinationibus immissa in flumen,

    Caes. B. G. 4, 17, 4:

    sudes sub aqua,

    id. ib. 5, 18, 3:

    asseres in terra defigebantur,

    id. B. C. 2, 2; Liv. 44, 5:

    verutum in balteo,

    Caes. B. G. 5, 44, 7:

    sicam in consulis corpore,

    to thrust, Cic. Cat. 1, 6; cf.:

    cultrum in corde,

    Liv. 1, 58 fin.:

    tellure hastas,

    Verg. A. 12, 130; cf. id. ib. 6, 652:

    gladium superne jugulo,

    Liv. 1, 25; cf. Ov. M. 13, 436 al.: cruci defiguntur, Varr. ap. Non. 221, 13:

    arborem penitus terrae,

    Verg. G. 2, 290:

    te hodie, si prehendero, defigam in terram colaphis,

    Plaut. Pers. 2, 4, 22 (for which, shortly after, cruci affigere):

    morsus in aurem,

    Plin. 8, 12, 12, § 34:

    clavum percussum malleo in cerebrum,

    Vulg. Judic. 4, 21; Eccles. 12, 11. —
    B.
    Meton. (Causa pro effectu.) To fix, fasten, render immovable (rare):

    defixa caelo sidera,

    Hor. Epod. 17, 5; cf. Ov. M. 11, 76:

    defixere aciem in his vestigiis,

    have fixed them motionless, Tac. Agr. 34; cf.:

    defixi et Neronem intuentes,

    id. A. 13, 16:

    sedeo defixus,

    Plin. Ep. 9, 34, 1:

    me defixum in ora, etc.,

    Prop. 1, 8, 15.—
    C.
    Esp. in phrase, manus defigere, to strike hands, i. e., to close a contract as surety, to pledge one's person, Vulg. Prov. 6, 1; 22, 26.—
    II.
    Trop.
    A.
    In gen., to fix, fasten; to turn intently in any direction:

    virtus est una altissimis defixa radicibus,

    Cic. Phil. 4, 5:

    oculos in vultu regis,

    Curt. 7, 8:

    iratos oculos in te,

    Ov. Am. 2, 18, 15:

    in alicujus possessiones oculos defigere,

    Cic. Phil. 11, 5, 10:

    oculos defigere in terram,

    Quint. 11, 3, 158; Curt. 9, 3.— Absol.:

    oculos,

    to let fall, cast down, Tac. A. 3, 1:

    Aeneas defixus lumina,

    Verg. A. 6, 156:

    animos in ea, quae perspicua sunt,

    Cic. Ac. 2, 15:

    disputare non vaganti oratione, sed defixa in una republica,

    id. Rep. 1, 11; cf.:

    in eo mentem orationemque defigit,

    id. de Or. 3, 8, 31:

    omnes suas curas in reip. salute,

    id. Phil. 14, 5, 13; id. Verr. 1, 3; cf. id. Prov. Cons. 4, 8.—
    B.
    In partic.
    1.
    To strike motionless, sc. with astonishment, etc.; to stupefy, astound, astonish (not freq. till after the Aug. per.):

    utraque simul objecta res oculis animisque immobiles parumper eos defixit,

    Liv. 21, 33; so,

    aliquem,

    id. 3, 47; 6, 40 al.: silentium triste ita defixit omnium animos, ut, etc., Liv. 1, 29.—In the part. perf.:

    dum stupet obtutuque haeret defixus in uno,

    Verg. A. 1, 495; 6, 156; 7, 249; Hor. Ep. 1, 6, 14; Liv. 8, 7; Tac. A. 1, 68; 13, 5 et saep.—
    2.
    Religious t. t.
    * a.
    To declare fixedly, firmly, unalterably:

    QVAE AVGVR VITIOSA, DIRA DEFIXERIT, IRRITA SVNTO,

    Cic. Leg. 2, 8 fin. —
    b.
    (Because, in making imprecations, the waxen image of him for whom destruction was to be prepared, or his name written in wax, was stuck through with a needle; cf. Ov. H. 6, 91 sq., and Voss upon Verg. E. 8, 80.) To bewitch, enchant; to curse any thing:

    caput alicujus dira imprecatione,

    Sen. Ben. 6, 35:

    defigi imprecationibus,

    Plin. 28, 2, 4, § 19:

    nomina cerā,

    Ov. Am. 3, 7, 29; cf.:

    DEFIXA NOMINA,

    Inscr. Orell. 3726:

    regis animum Iolchiacis votis,

    Verg. Cir. 376.—
    3.
    To censure, reprove a thing:

    culpam,

    Pers. 5, 16.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > defigo

См. также в других словарях:

  • physical science, principles of — Introduction       the procedures and concepts employed by those who study the inorganic world.        physical science, like all the natural sciences, is concerned with describing and relating to one another those experiences of the surrounding… …   Universalium

  • Wikipedia:Featured article candidates — Here, we determine which articles are to be featured articles (FAs). FAs exemplify Wikipedia s very best work and satisfy the FA criteria. All editors are welcome to review nominations; please see the review FAQ. Before nominating an article,… …   Wikipedia

  • cosmos — /koz meuhs, mohs/, n., pl. cosmos, cosmoses for 2, 4. 1. the world or universe regarded as an orderly, harmonious system. 2. a complete, orderly, harmonious system. 3. order; harmony. 4. any composite plant of the genus Cosmos, of tropical… …   Universalium

  • Europe, history of — Introduction       history of European peoples and cultures from prehistoric times to the present. Europe is a more ambiguous term than most geographic expressions. Its etymology is doubtful, as is the physical extent of the area it designates.… …   Universalium

  • liquid — liquidly, adv. liquidness, n. /lik wid/, adj. 1. composed of molecules that move freely among themselves but do not tend to separate like those of gases; neither gaseous nor solid. 2. of, pertaining to, or consisting of liquids: a liquid diet. 3 …   Universalium

  • Perpetual motion — For other uses, see Perpetual motion (disambiguation). Robert Fludd s 1618 water screw perpetual motion machine from a 1660 wood engraving. This device is widely credited as the first recorded attempt to describe such a device in order to produce …   Wikipedia

  • Eusebia (empress) — Eusebia (†360, full name Flavia Aurelia Eusebia, sometimes known as Aurelia Eusebia) was the second wife of Emperor Constantius II. Main sources for the knowledge about her life are Julian s panegyric Speech of Thanks to the Empress Eusebia in… …   Wikipedia

  • mental disorder — Any illness with a psychological origin, manifested either in symptoms of emotional distress or in abnormal behaviour. Most mental disorders can be broadly classified as either psychoses or neuroses (see neurosis; psychosis). Psychoses (e.g.,… …   Universalium

  • Special relativity — (SR) (also known as the special theory of relativity or STR) is the physical theory of measurement in inertial frames of reference proposed in 1905 by Albert Einstein (after considerable contributions of Hendrik Lorentz and Henri Poincaré) in the …   Wikipedia

  • Science and mathematics from the Renaissance to Descartes — George Molland Early in the nineteenth century John Playfair wrote for the Encyclopaedia Britannica a long article entitled ‘Dissertation; exhibiting a General View of the Progress of Mathematics and Physical Science, since the Revival of Letters …   History of philosophy

  • Nicolaus Copernicus — Copernicus redirects here. For other uses, see Copernicus (disambiguation). Nicolaus Copernicus …   Wikipedia

Поделиться ссылкой на выделенное

Прямая ссылка:
… Нажмите правой клавишей мыши и выберите «Копировать ссылку»