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horizontal (adj.)
[horizontal 词源字典]
1550s, "relating to or near the horizon," from French
horizontal
, from Latin
horizontem
(see
horizon
). Meaning "flat" (i.e., "parallel to the horizon") is from 1630s. Related:
horizontally
.
[horizontal etymology, horizontal origin, 英语词源]