Byzantine

a. 拜占庭帝国的, 拜占庭式的

发音

UK /bɪˈzæntaɪn/
UK /baɪˈzæntaɪn/
US /ˈbɪzəntiːn/
AU
US /ˈbɪzəntaɪn/

词形变化

Byzantines 复数 Byzantines more Byzantine 比较级 most Byzantine 最高级

别名

Byzantian Byzantinan Bizantian Bizantine byzantine

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A native of Byzantium (modern-day Istanbul) or of the Byzantine empire

    可数 历史 不可数
  2. 2.

    Alternative form of byzantine (coin)

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  3. 3.

    A dark, metallic shade of violet.

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adj.
  1. 1.

    Of or pertaining to Byzantium.

  2. 2.

    Belonging to the civilization of the Eastern Roman Empire between 331, when its capital was moved to Constantinople, and 1453, when that capital was conquered by the Turks and ultimately renamed Istanbul.

  3. 3.

    Of a style of architecture prevalent in the Eastern Empire down to 1453, marked by the round arch springing from columns or piers, the dome supported upon pendentives, capitals elaborately sculptured, mosaic or other encrustations, etc.

    建筑
  4. 4.

    Overly complex or intricate, especially of bureaucracy.

    比喻

    a Byzantine system of regulations

  5. 5.

    Of a devious, usually stealthy, manner or practice.

    比喻
  6. 6.

    Of or relating to the Byzantine Rite or any of the many Eastern Orthodox churches and Greek Catholic churches that use this rite for their liturgical celebrations.

    宗教

词汇关系

名词

上位词 2

Asian Asiatic
形容词

同义词 6

involved tangled convoluted knotty tortuous labyrinthine

近义相关 1

complex

相关短语

Byzantine Empire 拜占庭帝国（即东罗马帝国，395～1453，在欧洲东南部和亚洲西南部，由罗马帝国分裂而成） Byzantine Greek [网络] 拜占庭希腊语 Byzantine Patriarch Byzantine Patriarchs Byzantine studies Byzantine fault tolerance 拜占庭容错 Byzantine fault tolerances Byzantine attack Byzantine attacks Byzantine fire Byzantine scale

词源

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰuǵ-der. Thracian *būzasder. Ancient Greek Βῡ́ζᾱς (Bū́zās) Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Ancient Greek -ῐος (-ĭos)? Ancient Greek -ῐον (-ĭon) Ancient Greek Βῡζᾰ́ντῐον (Būzắntĭon)bor. Late Latin Bȳzantium Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Late Latin -īnus Late Latin bȳzantīnusder. English Byzantine From Late Latin byzantinus, from Byzantium, from Ancient Greek Βυζάντιον (Buzántion). The figurative senses evoke the reputation for palace intrigue of the Byzantine imperial court.

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