amphictyon

n. 近邻各邦联盟

词形变化

amphictyons 复数 amphictyons

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    One of the deputies from the confederated states of Ancient Greece to a congress or council. They considered both political and religious matters.

词源

Borrowed from Latin Amphictyones, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek Ἀμφικτύονες (Amphiktúones), both of which are only attested in the plural. Probably the word originally meant "dwellers around, neighbours".

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