释义 |
cohort /kōˈhört/ noun- A tenth part of a Roman legion
- Any band of warriors
- Formerly, a division of plants between a class and an order or, according to some, between a suborder and a family
- In the classification of higher animals, one of the divisions between subclass and order
- A group of individuals
- A group with a shared characteristic, esp being the same age (statistics)
- (popularly) a companion or follower
ORIGIN: L cohors, -tis an enclosed place, a multitude enclosed, a company of soldiers |