| 单词 |
œkist |
| 释义 |
œcist, œkist|ˈiːsɪst, ˈiːkɪst| Also oikist. [ad. Gr. οἰκιστής, agent-n. from οἰκίζ-ειν to settle (a colony), f. οἶκος house, dwelling.] The founder of an ancient Greek (rarely transf. a modern) colony.
1846Grote Greece i. xviii. II. 41 The legend of the Rhodian archæologists respecting their œkist Althæmenês. 1878Blackw. Mag. Sept. 340 The œkist of Cape Colony, Van Riebeck. 1880Daily News 17 Dec. 5/3 The Oecist of Gilead, to give Mr. Oliphant his proper designation. 1885Jane E. Harrison Stud. Grk. Art iv. 152 Megara Hyblæa in Sicily..sent for an oikist, or colony leader, from her old home, Megara in Hellas proper. |
英语词典包含277258条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。
相关内容11:
相关热词搜索:œkist英英词典英英释义英语词汇意思用法释义英语