praetorian

n. [古罗马]执政官阶级的人 a. 执政官的, 禁卫队的

发音

/pɹɪˈtɔːɹiən/

词形变化

praetorians 复数 praetorians

别名

pretorian prætorian pretorial

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A praetor; a person of praetorian rank.

  2. 2.

    Alternative letter-case form of Praetorian (“member of a special bodyguard force used by Roman emperors”).

  3. 3.

    A venal mercenary.

    引申义
adj.
  1. 1.

    Of or pertaining to a praetor.

  2. 2.

    Of or pertaining to the pretorium in an ancient Roman camp.

    The praetorian gate was directly in front of the general's tent, and nearest to the enemy.

  3. 3.

    Of or pertaining to the special bodyguard force used by Roman emperors.

    praetorian guard

  4. 4.

    Corruptly mercenary and venal.

    引申义

词汇关系

名词

上位词 2

escort bodyguard
形容词

同义词 3

pretorian praetorial pretorial

近义相关 1

corrupt

词源

From Middle English pretorian, from Latin praetōriānus.

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