ad fontesとは 意味・読み方・使い方

発音

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ad ˈfon.teːs/, [ad̪ ˈfɔn̪.t̪eːs̠]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ad ˈfon.tes/, [ad̪ ˈfɔn̪.t̪ɛs]

成句

ad fontēs

1. (idiomatic) Go to the sources: An expression emphasizing the importance of conducting fundamental research and of consulting primary sources.

使用する際の注意点

• A motto of Renaissance humanists. Similarly, the Protestant Reformation called for the return to the Bible as the primary source of Christian faith. The idea in both cases was that sound knowledge depends on the earliest and most fundamental sources.

参考

• ab initio (“from the beginning”)

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