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单词 Claudian
释义 Claudian, a. and n.|ˈklɔːdɪən|
[ad. L. Claudiānus.]
A. adj. Of or pertaining to any of several distinguished Romans of the name of Claudius or the gens to which they belonged, esp. pertaining to or connected with the emperors Tiberius, Caligula, Claudius, and Nero, or their epoch (a.d. 14–68).
B. n. A member of the Claudian gens.
1829K. H. Digby Broad Stone of Hon., Godefridus 236 The Claudian family..produced the sad Tiberius, then the monstrous Caligula.1842Macaulay Lay of Virginia 215 The face of Appius Claudius wore the Claudian scowl and sneer.1876Encycl. Brit. V. 817/1 The Claudian aqueduct and the harbour of Ostia.1882Ibid. XIV. 337/2 The epic poets of the Flavian age present a striking contrast to the writers of the Claudian period.1924E. B. Osborn Our Debt to Greece & Rome ii. xi. 187 Clodia..was a Claudian by birth.1957R. Graves tr. Suetonius' 12 Caesars iii. 109 The patrician branch of the Claudian House..came to Rome from..Regilli.Ibid., The Claudians were enrolled among the patrician houses.
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