英语词汇“quindecemvir”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

quindecemvir

/ˌkwɪndɪˈsɛmvə/

(also quindecimvir) Roman History

noun

A member of a group consisting of fifteen people (usually men); specifically one of the body of fifteen priests who had charge of the Sibylline books.

Origin

Early 17th century; earliest use found in Philemon Holland (1552–1637), translator. From classical Latin quīndecimvir (originally in plural quīndecimvirī; in post-classical Latin also quindecemvir, e.g. in 16th-cent. editions of Pliny) from quīndecim fifteen (from quīnque five + decem ten, with syncope of medial syllable) + vir man.

单词	quindecemvir
释义	quindecemvir /ˌkwɪndɪˈsɛmvə/ (also quindecimvir) Roman History noun A member of a group consisting of fifteen people (usually men); specifically one of the body of fifteen priests who had charge of the Sibylline books. Origin Early 17th century; earliest use found in Philemon Holland (1552–1637), translator. From classical Latin quīndecimvir (originally in plural quīndecimvirī; in post-classical Latin also quindecemvir, e.g. in 16th-cent. editions of Pliny) from quīndecim fifteen (from quīnque five + decem ten, with syncope of medial syllable) + vir man.
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