duumvirate

n. 二人执政, 二头政治

发音

UK /djuːˈʌmvɪɹət/

词形变化

duumvirates 复数 duumvirates

别名

diumvirate duovirate

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Synonym of diarchy: rule by two people, especially two men.

  2. 2.

    Any of several offices of the Roman Republic held by two joint magistrates known as duumvirs.

    历史

词源

From Latin duumvirātus, from duumvir + -ātus. Equivalent to duumvir + -ate (forms nouns denoting rank or office, here the group of people involved with it).

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