单词:imperator
音标:[impә'rɑ:tɔ:] ;
n. 绝对统治者,古罗马皇帝,最高统治者
n. A commander; a leader; an emperor; -- originally an
appellation of honor by which Roman soldiers saluted their general
after an important victory. Subsequently the title was conferred as a
recognition of great military achievements by the senate, whence it
carried wiht it some special privileges. After the downfall of the
Republic it was assumed by Augustus and his successors, and came to
have the meaning now attached to the word emperor.
appellation of honor by which Roman soldiers saluted their general
after an important victory. Subsequently the title was conferred as a
recognition of great military achievements by the senate, whence it
carried wiht it some special privileges. After the downfall of the
Republic it was assumed by Augustus and his successors, and came to
have the meaning now attached to the word emperor.
词型变化:名词复数形式 : imperators