Byzantium

n. 拜占庭(古罗马城市)

发音

其它 /bɪˈzæn.ti.əm/

别名

Byz Bizantium

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A dark shade of purple, close to Tyrian purple and palatinate purple.

    不可数
name
  1. 1.

    An ancient Greek city situated on the Bosporus in modern Turkey, renamed Constantinople in 330 C.E.; modern Istanbul.

    拜占庭

    历史
  2. 2.

    An ancient Greek empire in Southeastern Europe and Western Asia, with its capital at Constantinople; in full, Byzantine Empire.

    历史 引申义

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. Latin Bȳzantiumbor. English Byzantium From Latin Bȳzantium, from Ancient Greek Βῡζᾰ́ντῐον (Būzắntĭon), named after its legendary founder, Byzas.

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