ūsus
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“Postea vero⟳, ut est rerum omnium magister usus, hominum adhibita sollertia inventum est magno esse usui posse, si haec esset in altitudinem turris elata.”
But afterwards — as experience is the teacher of all things — it was discovered, by the application of the men's ingenuity, that it could be of great use to them if this tower were raised to a height.
“Adsiduus usus uni rei deditus et ingenium et artem saepe vincit.”
Constant practice devoted to one subject often prevails over both ability and skill.
“Nōlō in ingentem mē locum immittere et dē ūsū servōrum disputāre, in quōs superbissimī, crūdēlissimī, contumēliōsissimī sumus.”
I don’t want to get myself into a huge topic and argue about the treatment of slaves, towards whom we are exceedingly arrogant, cruel, and abusive. (The meaning extends beyond the practical “use” of slave labor to the habit or custom of its application; in other words, how the slaves themselves are treated. The Richard M. Gummere translation, e.g., has “treatment” in this sense of “usu”.)
Gradus CEFR
Hoc verbum pars est vocabularii CEFR B1 — gradus medius.
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