centurion

Word family adjectivecenturialnouncenturiationcenturiatorcenturioncentury

Related topics: Army

cen·tu·ri·on /senˈtjʊəriən $ -ˈtʊr-/ noun [countableC]

PMAan army officer of ancient Rome, who was in charge of about 100 soldiers 〔古罗马军团的〕百人队队长，百夫长

Examples from the Corpus

centurion• The soldiers of the legion are vividly portrayed by three lifesize figures - a centurion, a standard-bearer and a legionary.• Each of these buildings once housed a century of eighty men and its centurion.• First she posed as a Roman centurion and did a bit of torture.• The film was so star-studded that even the great John Wayne, playing a Roman centurion, had only one line.• The Roman centurion can return and enforce the evacuation but he can't open up responses.• The centurion is also shown to be a compassionate man, for he cares about the health of one of his servants.• That nice, young centurion I sent over with the olive oil last week.

Origin centurion

(1300-1400) Latin centurio, from centuria; → CENTURY

词汇	centurion
释义	centurion Word family adjectivecenturialnouncenturiationcenturiatorcenturioncentury Related topics: Army cen·tu·ri·on /senˈtjʊəriən $ -ˈtʊr-/ noun [countableC] PMAan army officer of ancient Rome, who was in charge of about 100 soldiers 〔古罗马军团的〕百人队队长，百夫长 Examples from the Corpus centurion• The soldiers of the legion are vividly portrayed by three lifesize figures - a centurion, a standard-bearer and a legionary.• Each of these buildings once housed a century of eighty men and its centurion.• First she posed as a Roman centurion and did a bit of torture.• The film was so star-studded that even the great John Wayne, playing a Roman centurion, had only one line.• The Roman centurion can return and enforce the evacuation but he can't open up responses.• The centurion is also shown to be a compassionate man, for he cares about the health of one of his servants.• That nice, young centurion I sent over with the olive oil last week. Origin centurion (1300-1400) Latin centurio, from centuria; → CENTURY
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