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transpontine (adj.)
[transpontine 词源字典]
1844, in a London context in reference to the area south of the Thames, from Latin
trans-
(see
trans-
) +
pontine
, from stem of
pons
"bridge" (see
pons
).
[transpontine etymology, transpontine origin, 英语词源]