praetorian
英 [priː'tɔːrɪən]
美
- adj. 执政官的；禁卫队的
- n. 执政官阶级的人；罗马御卫队之一员
英英释义
- 1. of or relating to a Roman praetor;
- "praetorial powers"
- 2. characteristic of Praetorian soldiers in respect to corruption or political venality;
- "a large praetorian bureaucracy filled with ambitious...and often sycophantic people makes work and makes trouble"- Arthur M.Schlesinger Jr.
双语例句
- 1. A large praetorian bureaucracy filled with ambitious and often sycophantic people makes work and makes trouble.
- 充满野心勃勃、阿谀谄媚之人的庞大、腐败的官僚机构,既搞工作也搞麻烦.
来自《简明英汉词典》
英文词源
- Praetorian (adj.)
- early 15c., from Latin praetorianus "belonging to a praetor," from praetor (see praetor). Praetorian Guard is from cohors praetoria, the bodyguard troop of a Roman commander or emperor. Hence modern figurative use for "defenders of an existing order."