Brutus
['bru:təs]
解釋/意思:
(noun.) statesman of ancient Rome who (with Cassius) led a conspiracy to assassinate Julius Caesar (85-42 BC).
杰克校對--From WordNet
解釋/意思:
n. a kind of wig: a way of wearing the hair brushed back from the forehead popular at the time of the French Revolution when it was an affectation to admire the old Romans as Brutus.
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例句/造句/用法:
- Sounding Mr. Cruncher, and finding him of her opinion, Miss Pross resorted to the Good Republican Brutus of Antiquity, attended by her cavalier. 查理斯·狄更斯. 雙城記.
- The governor, at my request, gave the sign for C?sar and Brutus to advance towards us. 喬納森·斯威夫特. 格列佛遊記.
- One was put to death for inserting in his history the praises of Brutus. 本傑明·佛蘭克林. 佛蘭克林自傳.
- The virtuous Brutus lent money in Cyprus at eight-and-forty per cent. 亞當·斯密. 國富論.
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