spectativus
νεκρὸν ἐάν ποτ' ἴδηις καὶ μνήματα κωφὰ παράγηις κοινὸν ἔσοπτρον ὁρᾶις· ὁ θανὼν οὕτως προσεδόκα → whenever you see a body dead, or pass by silent tombs, you look into the mirror of all men's destiny: the dead man expected nothing else | if you ever see a corpse or walk by quiet graves, that's when you look into the mirror we all share: the dead expected this
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
spectātīvus: a, um, adj. id.,
I contemplative, speculative: thesin a causā sic distinguunt, ut illa sit spectativae partis, haec activae, Quint. 3, 5, 11: opp. actualis, Isid. 2, 24, 9.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
spectātīvus, a, um (specto), spéculatif : Quint. 3, 5, 11.
Latin > German (Georges)
spectātīvus, a, um (specto), zur Betrachtung gehörig, theoretisch, pars (philosophiae), Ggstz. pars activa, Quint. 3, 5, 11; Ggstz. actualis, Isid. orig. 2, 24, 9.
Latin > Chinese
spectativus, a, um. adj. :: 思想者
