speculatrix
Τὸ νικᾶν αὐτὸν αὑτὸν πασῶν νικῶν πρώτη τε καὶ ἀρίστη. Τὸ δὲ ἡττᾶσθαι αὐτὸν ὑφ' ἑαυτοῦ πάντων αἴσχιστόν τε ἅμα καὶ κάκιστον. → Τo conquer yourself is the first and best victory of all, while to be conquered by yourself is of all the most shameful as well as evil
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
spĕcŭlātrīx: īcis, f. speculor,
I she that spies or watches, a (female) spy, watcher.
I Lit.: furiae deae sunt speculatrices, credo, et vindices facinorum et scelerum, * Cic. N. D. 3, 18, 46; Sen. Contr. 1, 6 med.: mens boni speculatrix consiliorum suorum est, Ambros. Ep. 67, 5; App. Doctr. Plat. 2, p. 16, 1: Caucasiis speculatrix Juno resedit rupibus, Val. Fl. 7, 190: SPECVLATRIX ET PROPVGNATRIX MEORVM PERICVLORVM, Inscr. Orell. 4859.—
II Transf.: speculatrix villa profundi, i. e. that looks towards the sea, Stat. S. 2, 2, 3: aestuosi maris alto e tumulo speculatrix statua, Val. Max. 9, 8, ext. 1.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
spĕcŭlātrīx, īcis, f. (speculator), observatrice : Cic. Nat. 3, 46 || [fig.] Stat. S. 2, 2, 3, qui a vue sur.
Latin > German (Georges)
speculātrīx, trīcis, f. (Femin. zu speculator), die Ausspäherin, furiae duae sunt speculatrices et vindices facinorum et scelerum, Cic. de nat. deor. 3, 46: fida sp. utilitatis alienae, Apul. Plat. 2, 7: mens boni sp. consiliorum suorum est, Ambros. epist. 67, 5: sp. et propugnatrix meorum periculorum, Corp. inscr. Lat. 6, 1527, 61: absol., Sen. contr. 1, 6, 10: v. der Juno, Val. Flacc. 7, 190. – dah. übtr., sp. villa profundi, nach dem Meere hinblickende, Stat. silv. 2, 2, 3: ebenso angusti atque aestuosi maris alto e tumulo speculatrix statua, Val. Max. 9, 8. ext. 1.
Latin > Chinese
speculatrix, icis. f. :: 看守之女。— villa profundi 朝海之莊。
