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单词 satrap
释义 satrap
\ˈsā.ˌtrap also ˈsa.ˌtrap, chiefly Brit ˈsa.trəp\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English, from Latin satrapes, from Greek satrapēs, from Old Persian xshathrapāvan, literally, protector of the dominion, a compound whose first constituent is akin to Sanskrit kṣatra might, power, kṣayati he rules, and whose second constituent is akin to Sanskrit pāti he protects — more at check, fur
1.
 a. : the governor of a province in ancient Persia
 b. : the viceroy of a sovereign power
  < satraps who represented the king in Ireland — O.S.J.Gogarty >
  < Soviet leaders and their East German satrapsNewsweek >
2.
 a. : one having authority
  < the satraps of Yale University saw nothing wrong in allowing one of its lecture halls to be used — American Mercury >
 b. : a subordinate often subservient official or supporter : henchman
  < political satraps who battled for senators in the legislature — W.A.White >
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