词汇 | actuary |
词源 | actuary [L16th] An actuary started out as the name for a clerk or registrar of a court; the source is Latin actuarius ‘bookkeeper’, from actus ‘event’ (see actor). The current use in insurance contexts dates from the mid 19th century. |
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