sinistrorsus
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
sinistrorsus ADV :: to the left
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
sĭnistrorsus: (collat. form sĭnis-trorsum, Hor. Epod. 9, 20; id. S. 2, 3, 50; and not contr. sĭnistrōversus, Lact. 3, 6, 4), adv. contr. from sinistrovorsus, from sinister-vorto,
I towards the left side, to the left: hinc (Hercynia silva) se flectit sinistrorsus, Caes. B. G. 6, 25; Suet. Galb. 4; Front. Aquaed. 5: portu latent Puppes sinistrorsum citae, Hor. Epod. 9, 20: ille sinistrorsum, hic dextrorsum abit, id. S. 2, 3, 50: dextro aut sinistroversus, Lact. 3, 6, 4.
Latin > German (Georges)
sinistrōrsus u. -um, Adv. (st. sinistroversus od. -um), links ab, links, nach der linken Hand zu (Ggstz. dextrorsus u. -um), Caes., Hor. u.a.
Latin > Chinese
sinistrorsus. adv. :: 向左邊
