mandarinate
n. 官职
词形变化
mandarinates
复数
mandarinates
释义与例句
n.
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The status of holding a position as a mandarin.
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The collective body of mandarins.
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3.
A political form of rule by mandarins.
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4.
A type of government marked by excessive bureaucracy and Byzantine regulations.
比喻
词源
From French mandarinat, corresponding to mandarin + -ate (forms nouns denoting rank or office, a body of people performing it, the concrete charge of it).
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