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aegis

/ee-jis/US // ˈi dʒɪs //UK // (ˈiːdʒɪs) //

宙斯盾,宙斯,宙光,盾牌

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : Classical Mythology. the shield or breastplate of Zeus or Athena, bearing at its center the head of the Gorgon.
    • : protection; support: under the imperial aegis.
    • : sponsorship; auspices: a debate under the aegis of the League of Women Voters.

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Examples

  • He was a staunch Cold Warrior, and under his aegis, the Pentagon developed the first peacetime standing military in American history.

  • Not every advice giver works under the aegis of an organization.

  • “Greenwald did come here under the aegis of [Dotcom],” says John Armstrong, political columnist for The New Zealand Herald.

  • The biggest naval export program is the Aegis fire control system.

  • Tokyo also sent one of its Aegis destroyers to the Sea of Japan on April 3.

  • Under the aegis of the World Trade Organization, companies could feel secure that they could sell their goods all over the globe.

  • Further, great mystery shrouds the particulars of their overthrow when the aegis of the Roman authority was withdrawn.

  • Ought you not to be in a home of your own with your mother, who loves you well enough to protect you with her aegis?

  • He had never contemplated the possession of power except under the aegis of some commanding chief.

  • She was like as if she would array a battle, with a spear in her hand, and a golden helmet, and the aegis about her shoulders.

  • The demonstration of 30th March and 6th April could have been held under any other aegis us under that of Satyagrah.