syllabus [ˈsɪləbəs] (pl. syllabuses 或 syllabi -bʌɪ)
the subjects in a course of study or teaching 课程提纲;教学大纲 there isn't time to cover the syllabus. 没时间看提纲了。 the history syllabus. 历史课教学大纲。
(in the Roman Catholic Church) a summary of points decided by papal decree regarding heretical doctrines or practices (罗马天主教会用教令宣布的)事项举要
语源
mid 17th cent. (in the sense 'concise table of headings of a discourse'): modern Latin, originally a misreading of Latin sittybas, accusative plural of sittyba, from Greek sittuba 'title slip, label'