decemvir

/dih-sem-ver/US // dɪˈsɛm vər //UK // (dɪˈsɛmvə) //

欺骗性的,欺骗者,欺骗性,欺骗

Definitions

n.名词 noun

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plural de·cem·virs, de·cem·vi·ri [dih-sem-vuh-rahy]. /dɪˈsɛm vəˌraɪ/.
- : a member of a permanent board or a special commission of ten members in ancient Rome, especially the commission that drew up Rome's first code of law.
- : a member of any council or ruling body of ten.

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Whilst appearing to favour Pompey, it deprived him, on account of his absence, of the chance of being chosen decemvir.
There was the keen, eagle face of the infamous Decemvir, the persecutor of Virginia—a villain, but a daring and imperious villain.
The Decemvir generals tried to stop them, but they only answered, "We are men with swords in our hands."
Claudius, the instrument of Appius the decemvir for entrapping Virginia.
It is of no consequence who inhabits the palace—a king, a tribune, an emperor, or a decemvir.