| 词汇 | centurion |
| 释义 | centurion noun[ C ] uk /senˈtjʊə.ri.ən/ us /senˈtʊr.i.ən/ an officer in the army of ancient Rome who was responsible for 100 soldiers（古罗马军队中的）百夫长，百人队队长 Ancient history: before 500 AD agora ancient ancients antiquity archaic Delphi Delphic dolmen Euphrates gladiator mummify neoclassicism nones palaeo- paleographical Parthenon Saturnalia scarab stele Tigris You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Soldiers in the past A centurion carried a staff made of a vine-branch, for disciplinary purposes. An urgent demand arose that the customary fees to centurions for granting furlough should be abolished, for they constituted a sort of annual tax upon the common soldier. The cohorts chose each their centurions: two senators were placed at the head of each cohort. The other centurions marched each at the head of his company, glittering with their armour and decorations. When he was centurion, Trajan had summoned him to enter his presence before the prefects, whereupon he said: "It is a shame for you, Caesar, to be talking with a centurion, while the prefects stand outside." Examples of centurioncenturion But it is good to have him in the centurion club. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English They believed they were playing a role as centurions in our society against all the dark forces seeking to subvert our society. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Centurion tanks were on their way. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Auxiliary centurions risen from the ranks were thus probably less predominant than in the legions. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. If so, the "centenarius" may have been the equivalent of a centurion in the old-style units. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The centurion then offered, to assuage his shame, to ransom her back to her relatives. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. When therefore those soldiers saw it, they awakened the centurion and the elders, for they too were close by keeping guard. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. While a centurion led his unit from the front in battle, his "optio" would bring up the rear. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. It would take a ranker a median of 16 years just to reach centurion-rank and probably the same again to reach "primus pilus". From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Within each cohort, each of its six "centuriae", and thus of its commanding centurion, was likewise ranked. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. As they mostly rose from the ranks, centurions are compared to modern sergeants-major, the most senior officers without a commission. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The meliks had their recruit armies headed by "centurions," their own castles and fortresses. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Peering over the left shoulder of the centurion is a small face. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. He has a few centurions under him, but he sees them as distractions and rivals rather than as students. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Centurion is the next-highest rank and probably the most common. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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