petalism

n. 投橄榄叶表决驱逐法(古代意大利对公民判以5年流放的表决法)

发音

UK /ˈpɛtəlɪz(ə)m/

词形变化

petalisms 复数 petalisms

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A form of ostracism among the ancient Syracusans by which they temporarily banished a citizen suspected of having dangerous influence or ambition.

    可数 历史 不可数

词源

From Middle French petalisme, and its source, Hellenistic Ancient Greek πεταλισμός (petalismós), from πέταλον (pétalon, “leaf”) (because the ballot for banishment was written on olive leaves). By surface analysis, petal + -ism.

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