• n. 世界語

e-, 緩音字母。-sper, 希望，詞源同prosper, despair. 該語言的發明者，波蘭醫生Doktoro Esperanto(筆名)以此命名，希望該語言能夠通行全世界。

Esperanto (n.)

1892, from Doktoro Esperanto, whose name means in Esperanto, "one who hopes," pen name used on the title page of a book about the artificial would-be universal language published 1887 by its Polish-born creator, Lazarus Ludwig Zamenhof (1859-1917). Compare Spanish esperanza "hope," from esperar, from Latin sperare "hope" (see sperate). For initial e- see e-.

1. Esperanto was invented as an auxiliary language.

世界語是作為輔助語發明的。

來自《權威詞典》

2. He speaks Esperanto admirably.

他世界語講得極好.

來自《現代漢英綜合大詞典》

3. He wants to learn Esperanto.

他要學世界語.

來自《現代漢英綜合大詞典》

4. These meetings are carried on entirely in Esperanto.

這些會議全用世界語進行.

來自《現代漢英綜合大詞典》

5. He teaches Esperanto at that university.

他在那所大學教世界語.

來自《現代漢英綜合大詞典》