Caligula
[kə'liɡjulə]
解釋/意思:
(noun.) Roman Emperor who succeeded Tiberius and whose uncontrolled passions resulted in manifest insanity; noted for his cruelty and tyranny; was assassinated (12-41).
編輯:摩尔--From WordNet
例句/造句/用法:
- Caligula, when he put his brother to death, gave it as a reason to the Senate that the youth was afraid of being murdered. 本傑明·佛蘭克林. 佛蘭克林自傳.
- Caligula (37 to 41 A.D.) was insane, but the empire carried on during four years of eccentricity at its head. 赫伯特·喬治·威爾斯. 世界史綱.
- Caligula valued himself for being a notable dancer; and to deny that he excelled in that manly accomplishment was high treason. 本傑明·佛蘭克林. 佛蘭克林自傳.
- I had read Goldsmith's History of Rome, and had formed my opinion of Nero, Caligula, etc. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 簡·愛.
整理:弗娜