pretorian

英 [prɪ'tɔːrɪən] 美 [prɪ'toʊrɪən]

• n. (=praetorian) [古罗马]有执政官身份的人
• adj. (=praetorian)[古罗马]监理军事的执政官的

英英释义

Adjective:

1. of or relating to a Roman praetor;

   "praetorial powers"
   

2. 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"
   

近反义词

【近义词】

• praetorian （古罗马）执政官阶级的人...
• praetorial praetor的形容词形...