英文词源
- encyclical (adj.)
- in reference to ecclesiastical letters meant for wide circulation (for example, a letter sent by a pope to all bishops), 1640s, from Late Latin encyclicus, from Latin encyclius, from Greek enkyklios "in a circle, circular" (see encyclopedia). As a noun, from 1837.
中文词源
encyclical：教皇通谕
en-, 进入，使。-cycle, 圈。用于宗教术语，指教皇下发的通谕。
该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版：encyclical 词源，encyclical 含义。
encyclical：广泛传阅的，普遍传递的
词根词缀： en-使… + -cycl-圆→周围/到处 + -ical形容词词尾