单词:gerontocracies
[网络] 老人政治;老人统治的政府;老年人统治
gerontocracy的用法和样例:
例句
- The Regent found the idea odd-as he had the puzzling gerontocracy the Robotech Masters had favored.瑞金特觉得这是个奇怪的想法,正如机器人统治者的老人政府让他产生的迷惑。
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