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fimbria

/fim-bree-uh/US // ˈfɪm bri ə //UK // (ˈfɪmbrɪə) //

流苏,流苏状物,流苏状,流苏体

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural fim·bri·ae [fim-bree-ee]. /ˈfɪm briˌi/.

    • : Often fimbriae. Botany, Zoology. a fringe or fringed border.

Examples

  • Fimbria treated most cruelly all the people of Asia who had revolted from Rome or sided with Sulla.

  • One of the fimbriae, the Fimbria Ovarica, is longer than the others, and it forms a shallow gutter which extends to the ovary.

  • The soldiers of Fimbria, with the most revolting faithlessness, revolted to Sulla, who was now master of Asia.

  • It was fear of Fimbria that made Mithridates more inclined to make a friend of Sulla.

  • Fimbria seeing that his soldiers had deserted him, and fearing Sulla's unforgiving temper, committed suicide in the camp.