Definition of miles gloriosus in English:

miles gloriosus

nounPlural milites gloriosi ˌmʌɪliːzˌmiːleɪz ˌɡlɔːrɪˈəʊsəsˌmēlās ˌɡlôrēˈōsəs

(in literature) a boastful soldier as a stock figure.
Example sentencesExamples
- So, here's to Fredric Koeppel, a veritable Diogenes among the milites gloriosi of the wine world.
- The Plautine mode of comedy was based upon stock characters, including the crafty servant or the braggart soldier (miles gloriosus), which often figured in early English comedy.
- In fact, most of the things Epicharmus is claimed to have contributed to Attic comedy (parasites, cooks, milites gloriosi, philosophic charlatans) either are not really found in his work, or, if they were, are not found in Old Comedy but first in Middle.

Origin

Latin, from the title of a comedy by Plautus.

Definition of miles gloriosus in US English:

miles gloriosus

nounˌmēlās ˌɡlôrēˈōsəs

(in literature) a boastful soldier as a stock figure.
Example sentencesExamples
- The Plautine mode of comedy was based upon stock characters, including the crafty servant or the braggart soldier (miles gloriosus), which often figured in early English comedy.
- In fact, most of the things Epicharmus is claimed to have contributed to Attic comedy (parasites, cooks, milites gloriosi, philosophic charlatans) either are not really found in his work, or, if they were, are not found in Old Comedy but first in Middle.
- So, here's to Fredric Koeppel, a veritable Diogenes among the milites gloriosi of the wine world.

Origin

Latin, from the title of a comedy by Plautus.

单词	miles gloriosus
释义	Definition of miles gloriosus in English: miles gloriosus nounPlural milites gloriosi ˌmʌɪliːzˌmiːleɪz ˌɡlɔːrɪˈəʊsəsˌmēlās ˌɡlôrēˈōsəs (in literature) a boastful soldier as a stock figure. Example sentencesExamples So, here's to Fredric Koeppel, a veritable Diogenes among the milites gloriosi of the wine world. The Plautine mode of comedy was based upon stock characters, including the crafty servant or the braggart soldier (miles gloriosus), which often figured in early English comedy. In fact, most of the things Epicharmus is claimed to have contributed to Attic comedy (parasites, cooks, milites gloriosi, philosophic charlatans) either are not really found in his work, or, if they were, are not found in Old Comedy but first in Middle. Origin Latin, from the title of a comedy by Plautus. Definition of miles gloriosus in US English: miles gloriosus nounˌmēlās ˌɡlôrēˈōsəs (in literature) a boastful soldier as a stock figure. Example sentencesExamples The Plautine mode of comedy was based upon stock characters, including the crafty servant or the braggart soldier (miles gloriosus), which often figured in early English comedy. In fact, most of the things Epicharmus is claimed to have contributed to Attic comedy (parasites, cooks, milites gloriosi, philosophic charlatans) either are not really found in his work, or, if they were, are not found in Old Comedy but first in Middle. So, here's to Fredric Koeppel, a veritable Diogenes among the milites gloriosi of the wine world. Origin Latin, from the title of a comedy by Plautus.
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