| 单词 | praetorian |
| 释义 | praetorian (once / 28142 pages) adj WORD FAMILY praetorian USAGE EXAMPLESFor Khamenei and his praetorian guards, the most important question is not just the survival of the regime but also its revolutionary values. Washington Post(Sep 26, 2016) Here is a look at five other incidents that have marred the record of the White House's praetorian guard. BBC(Mar 27, 2014) The area is the main recruiting ground for Assad's core praetorian guard units comprising the Republican Guards, Fourth Division and special forces. Reuters(Aug 05, 2013) adj of or relating to a Roman praetor Syn praetorial, pretorial, pretorian Praetorian (once / 22343 pages) adjn WORD FAMILY Praetorian: Praetorians USAGE EXAMPLESRules were changed to favor the ruling party, and a Praetorian guard created to defend the Kremlin. Washington Post(Sep 19, 2016) An Italian Culture Ministry official called the unearthing of the Roman Praetorian Guard barracks "exceptional". BBC(May 17, 2016) First, there were dancers dressed like strippers from the Roman Praetorian Guard. Los Angeles Times(Jun 21, 2015) 1adj characteristic of or similar to the corruptible soldiers in the Praetorian Guard with 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. Syn Pretorian corrupt lacking in integrity 2n a member of the Praetorian Guard Syn|Hyper Praetorian Guard bodyguard, escort someone who escorts and protects a prominent person |
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