Fasces

[fæsi:z]

解释:

(noun.) bundle of rods containing an axe with the blade protruding; in ancient Rome it was a symbol of a magistrate's power; in modern Italy it is a symbol of fascism.

吉米编辑--From WordNet

解释:

(pl.) A bundle of rods, having among them an ax with the blade projecting, borne before the Roman magistrates as a badge of their authority.

校对:莫蒂默

解释:

n.pl. a bundle of rods with an axe in the middle borne before the ancient Roman principal magistrates.

校对:塔玛拉