tropicus

trŏpĭcus, a, um, adj., = τροπικός.

• Lit., of or belonging to a turn or turning, tropical: Capricornus, i. e. where the sun turns back, Aus. Idyll. 16, 7; cf. id. Ecl. de Ratione Diei Anni, 2; Manil. 3, 614.—
• II Trop. *
• • A trŏpĭca, ōrum, n., changes, alterations: pecuniae cupiditas haec tropica instituit, Petr. 88.—
  • B In the later rhet. lang., figurative, metaphorical, tropical (late Lat.): figura, Gell. 13, 24, 31: locutiones, Aug. contra Mendac. 10.—Adv.: trŏpĭcē, figuratively: loqui maluit, Aug. Genes. ad Lit. 4, 9.

tropicus, a, um (τροπικός), I) zur Wende-, zur Wendung gehörig, circuli, Wendekreise, wo die Sonne wieder umkehrt, Frontin., Hyg. u. Macr.: signa, Gestirne, wo die Sonne diese Wendung macht, Manu.: Capricornus, wo die Sonne wieder umkehrt, Auson. – subst., a) tropicus, ī, m. (sc. circulus), der Wendekreis, brumalis, der Winterwendekreis, Chalcid. Tim. 69. – b) tropica, ōrum, n., Veränderungen, haec tropica instituere, diesen Umschwung herbeiführen, Petron. 88, 1. – II) uneigentlich, figürlich, tropisch, locutiones, Augustin.: figura, ein Tropus, Gell.

1 tropicus [CL < τροπικός] 1 of or belonging to a solstice or equinox, (as sb.) tropic, celestial or terrestrial circle defined by reference to the position of the sun at solstices or equinoxes. principium Jani sancit tropicus capricornus [Auson. Ecl. 9. 1] Bede TR 16; sunt ‥ Aries, Cancer, Libra, Capricornus ~a [signa]. ~um signum dicitur illud, in quod cum sol intrat tempus in aliam qualitatem convertit D. Morley 178; sol existens in primo puncto Cancri ‥ describit quendam circulum qui ultimo descriptus est a sole ex parte poli artici, unde appellatur circulus solstitii estivalis ‥ vel ~us estivalis, a tropos, quod est conversio, quia tunc sol incipit convertere se ad inferius emisperium Sacrob. Sph. 92; Hierusalem ‥ est in tertio climate sed ultra sub ~o Cancri incipit torrida zona et locus male habitationis Bacon Maj. I 135; in medio mundi inter duo ~a Ib. I 293; erit equalitas noctis et diei, sole existente in medio inter duos ~os T. Sutton Gen. & Corrupt. 198; nodos ‥ orbis noni existentes in ecliptica apud equatorem et ~os Wallingf. Rect. 406. 2 that is or may be turned or changed. cum placet aliud vel forsan aliter, / id idem tropicus laudabit arbiter. / placet principibus palpo vertibilis Walt. Wimb. Palpo 26; sic placent regibus per ora lubrica / et ad utrumlibet pro voto tropica Ib. 88; turneabylle, convertibilis, ~us CathA. 3 of, pertaining to, or characterized by the use of a figure of speech (esp. w. ref. to transferred or metaphorical usage), figurative, non-literal (also w. ref. to interpretation of Scripture in respect of moral meaning). ~o sensu Gildas EB 69; evangelista, ~us [gl.: misticus, figurativus] florentis paradisi latex Aldh. VirgP 22; solet ‥ ~a locutio inveniri, quae fit translata dictione a propria significatione ad non propriam similitudinem Bede ST 142; si dico sinecdochice dictum esse, id est a parte totum – quae quidem ~a loquutio ‥ Scripturis Sanctis usitatissima esse dinoscitur Alcuin Ep. 143 p. 225; †propricon [l. tropicon i. e. τροπικῶν], moralium GlC P 653; mistice seu ~e adaptationis Ad. Dore Pictor 142; cum beatus Gregorius vocat angelum animal rationale, ~a est locutio et ponitur animal pro viventi Neckam SS III 89. 6.

2 tropicus [CL tropaeum+-icus], associated with a triumph, of victory. 889 trophico sancte crucis vexillo roborantes propriis manibus subscripserunt CS 461.

trŏpĭcus, a, um (τροπικός), ¶ 1 tropical, de tropique : Aus. Idyll. 16, 7 ; Manil. 3, 614 || subst. m. , tropique : Chalc. Tim. 69 ¶ 2 figuré, métaphorique : Gell. 13, 24, 31.

tropicus , a, um. adj. (tropus.)
改變者。借意者。

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