Byzantine是什么意思？

Byzantine

• adj. （体制、程序）错综复杂的，拜占庭的；拜占庭帝国的；

例句

• The early Byzantine forces consist mainly of Byzantine Spearmen and Trebizond Archers. 早期的拜占庭军队由拜占庭矛兵和特拉勃森弓箭手组成.
• It was invaded by Muslims in 650 and Byzantine was forced out. 5—6世纪,先后受汪达尔人和拜占庭人的统治.
• An eparchy was a civil administrative district in the Byzantine Empire. 都区过去是拜占庭帝国行政区划的一级.
• The chief sources for the Greek mathematical works are Byzantine Greek codices. 希腊的数学著作主要取材于拜占庭的希腊文手抄本.
• an organization of byzantine complexity 拜占庭式复杂诡秘死板的机构
• The images were Gothic or Byzantine rather than classical. 这些形象属哥特式或者拜占庭式而非古典式。
• ...a byzantine system of rules and trading arrangements. 包含各种规则和贸易协定的错综复杂的体系
• There are also several well-preserved Byzantine frescoes. 也有几处保存完好的拜占庭时期的壁画。
• ...Byzantine civilisation... 拜占庭文明

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• ADJ
  拜占庭的；拜占庭帝国的
  Byzantine means related to or connected with the Byzantine Empire.
  例句
  ...Byzantine civilisation... 拜占庭文明 There are also several well-preserved Byzantine frescoes. 也有几处保存完好的拜占庭时期的壁画。
• ADJ-GRADED
  （体制、程序）拜占庭式的，错综复杂的，诡秘的
  If you describe a system or process as byzantine, you are criticizing it because it seems complicated or secretive.
  例句
  ...a byzantine system of rules and trading arrangements. 包含各种规则和贸易协定的错综复杂的体系

英英词典释义

• Noun
  1. a native or inhabitant of Byzantium or of the Byzantine Empire
• Adjective
  1. of or relating to the Eastern Orthodox Church or the rites performed in it;
  "Byzantine monks""Byzantine rites"
  2. of or relating to or characteristic of the Byzantine Empire or the ancient city of Byzantium
  3. highly involved or intricate;
  "the Byzantine tax structure""convoluted legal language""convoluted reasoning""intricate needlework""an intricate labyrinth of refined phraseology""the plot was too involved""a knotty problem""got his way by labyrinthine maneuvering""Oh, what a tangled web we weave"- Sir Walter Scott"tortuous legal procedures""tortuous negotiations lasting for months"
  4. characterized by elaborate scheming and intrigue; devious;
  "Byzantine methods for holding on to his chairmanship""a fine hand for Byzantine deals and cozy arrangements"