What is the word-by-word translation of ipse dixit?
[选择]
I said it myself
unproven statement
I don't know who said it
authoritative statement
he himself said it

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What is the word-by-word translation of ipse dixit? 
[选择]
I said it myself
unproven statement
I don't know who said it
authoritative statement
he himself said it

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The question asks for the word-by-word translation of the Latin phrase ipse dixit.
Option A: 'I said it myself' — This does not capture the Latin pronoun usage. 'Ipse' means 'he herself himself' (masculine) rather than the speaker saying it themselves in general. In any case, the literal subject is third-person, not first-person.
Option B: 'unproven statement' — This interprets the effect or function of the phrase (a claim without proof), but ipse dixit is about the speaker, not the epistemic status of the claim. It’s a mischaracterization of the linguistic meaning.
Option C: 'I don't know who said it' — This is unrelated to the translation. It incorrectly suggests uncertainty about authorship, which ipse dixit does not convey.
Option D: 'authoritative statement' — While ipse dixit can carry an air of authority, the literal translation emphasizes the speaker themselves, not the adjective 'authoritative.' It’s close in sense but not the exact word-for-word translation.
Option E: 'he himself said it' — This is the literal translation: 'ipse' means 'himself' (or 'he himself') and 'dixit' is the past tense 'he said.' The phrase literally reads as 'he himself said it,' which aligns with the standard English rendering of ipse dixit used to indicate a statement asserted by a person as an authority.
In summary, the correct literal translation is best captured by 'he himself said it,' while the other options either misstate the grammatical subject, misinterpret the function, or provide a non-literal paraphrase. The answer provided in the data set corresponds to Option E.

CLA 030 001 WQ 2025 Homework 33: Latin Phrases, p. 231

What is the word-by-word translation of ipse dixit? [选择] I said it myself unproven statement I don't know who said it authoritative statement he himself said it

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