It was the desire to be scholarly that brought about a wave of Latin terms which appeared in the 16th century when the humanist movement brought new impetus to learning throughout Europe.

　　結(jié)構(gòu)分析:句子的框架是It was the desire…that brought about a wave…。it is…that…是強(qiáng)調(diào)句型，強(qiáng)調(diào)主語the desire to be scholarly。關(guān)系代詞which引導(dǎo)定語從句,修飾Latin terms;關(guān)系副詞when引導(dǎo)定語從句,修飾century。句中scholarly做“博學(xué)多才”講;humanist movement譯為“人文主義運(yùn)動(dòng)”;impetus意為“動(dòng)力,促進(jìn)”。

　　譯文：在16世紀(jì)的時(shí)候，人文主義運(yùn)動(dòng)促進(jìn)了歐洲各國的學(xué)術(shù)運(yùn)動(dòng)，人們都想顯示自己的博學(xué)多才，從而出現(xiàn)了一股使用拉丁字詞的潮流。