Definition of gladiator in English:

gladiator

noun ˈɡladɪeɪtəˈɡlædiˌeɪdər

(in ancient Rome) a man trained to fight with weapons against other men or wild animals in an arena.
Example sentencesExamples
- Now the games that involved, and we can basically say that they were blood sports, they might involve pitting of slaves or prisoners of war, against wild animals or gladiators.
- Spartacus is the tale of a slave who was trained as a gladiator and led a bloody revolt against his Roman masters more than 2,000 years ago.
- The glare of the floodlights focussed on the gladiators engaged in the middle, the arena one grand spectacle, the game fierce and engaging.
- It promises to throw new light on the way gladiators fought and trained.
- Leaving the theater, we see around the Colosseum street artists disguised as gladiators and centurions to entertain tourists…
- The gladiators enter the arena, snarling and cursing each other.
- Yesterday, however, the players once again fought like gladiators and deserved at least a point.
- It was very flattering, except for one thing: if I am to fight like a gladiator, they can't run a picture of me with my glasses.
- The most famous is probably the Colosseum where thousands of Roman citizens would gather for their entertainment - be it animals fighting or gladiators etc.
- For, like ancient Rome and its gladiators, today's cities play host to colourful spectacles, marches, processions et al.
- Although their final outcomes may have been brutal, ancient Roman gladiators fought like gentlemen, according to new research.
- He shows that gladiators who fought in the arena were treated much differently from those condemned to die in any number of spectacular ways (damnati or noxii).
- This is especially applied to those players engaged in team sports where you have to engage others, comparable to throwing gladiators into the arena.
- We suppose there were alternatives, like going to the gladiator fights together, or conversing.
- As vital as the bread and the oil for keeping the people happy, were the numerous and frequent circuses scattered all over the city, where gladiators fought wild beasts and each other.
- As Roman gladiators entered the arena, they faced the emperor's box and exclaimed: ‘Hail, Caesar!’
- We buy and sell football players, as if they were servile gladiators in Ancient Rome.
- Telling Verus' story takes viewers into his world, showing how gladiators really fought and trained and how the greatest amphitheatre of all was built.
- The Romans had the biggest and the grandest gladiator fights in the colosseums where one always beat the best.
- In ancient Rome, gladiators waged bloody battles to prove who was the better man.

Derivatives

gladiatorial

adjective ˌɡladɪəˈtɔːrɪəlˌɡlædiəˈtɔriəl

The Colosseum was the greatest building in Ancient Rome but much smaller amphitheatres were built in Roman Britain and gladiatorial fights may have occurred in these.
Example sentencesExamples
- Another chance to see the spectacular gladiatorial combat re-enactment by the gladiators of Britannia.
- Although gladiators were clearly Roman, the values presented in gladiatorial single combat were central to Greek culture as well as to Roman.
- Surrounded by a horseshoe of dazzling white marble terraces it has the appearance of a gladiatorial arena rather than an athletics stadium.
- He took part in gladiatorial contests and also fought wild beasts in the amphitheater.
- Nero's participation in chariot racing, gladiatorial combats, and drama is the subject of the third chapter.

Origin

Late Middle English: from Latin, from gladius 'sword'.

Definition of gladiator in US English:

gladiator

nounˈɡlædiˌeɪdərˈɡladēˌādər

(in ancient Rome) a man trained to fight with weapons against other men or wild animals in an arena.
Example sentencesExamples
- Although their final outcomes may have been brutal, ancient Roman gladiators fought like gentlemen, according to new research.
- Now the games that involved, and we can basically say that they were blood sports, they might involve pitting of slaves or prisoners of war, against wild animals or gladiators.
- This is especially applied to those players engaged in team sports where you have to engage others, comparable to throwing gladiators into the arena.
- As vital as the bread and the oil for keeping the people happy, were the numerous and frequent circuses scattered all over the city, where gladiators fought wild beasts and each other.
- The most famous is probably the Colosseum where thousands of Roman citizens would gather for their entertainment - be it animals fighting or gladiators etc.
- Yesterday, however, the players once again fought like gladiators and deserved at least a point.
- For, like ancient Rome and its gladiators, today's cities play host to colourful spectacles, marches, processions et al.
- Spartacus is the tale of a slave who was trained as a gladiator and led a bloody revolt against his Roman masters more than 2,000 years ago.
- In ancient Rome, gladiators waged bloody battles to prove who was the better man.
- The gladiators enter the arena, snarling and cursing each other.
- It promises to throw new light on the way gladiators fought and trained.
- We suppose there were alternatives, like going to the gladiator fights together, or conversing.
- It was very flattering, except for one thing: if I am to fight like a gladiator, they can't run a picture of me with my glasses.
- The glare of the floodlights focussed on the gladiators engaged in the middle, the arena one grand spectacle, the game fierce and engaging.
- The Romans had the biggest and the grandest gladiator fights in the colosseums where one always beat the best.
- Leaving the theater, we see around the Colosseum street artists disguised as gladiators and centurions to entertain tourists…
- He shows that gladiators who fought in the arena were treated much differently from those condemned to die in any number of spectacular ways (damnati or noxii).
- We buy and sell football players, as if they were servile gladiators in Ancient Rome.
- Telling Verus' story takes viewers into his world, showing how gladiators really fought and trained and how the greatest amphitheatre of all was built.
- As Roman gladiators entered the arena, they faced the emperor's box and exclaimed: ‘Hail, Caesar!’

Origin

Late Middle English: from Latin, from gladius ‘sword’.

单词	gladiator
释义	Definition of gladiator in English: gladiator noun ˈɡladɪeɪtəˈɡlædiˌeɪdər (in ancient Rome) a man trained to fight with weapons against other men or wild animals in an arena. Example sentencesExamples Now the games that involved, and we can basically say that they were blood sports, they might involve pitting of slaves or prisoners of war, against wild animals or gladiators. Spartacus is the tale of a slave who was trained as a gladiator and led a bloody revolt against his Roman masters more than 2,000 years ago. The glare of the floodlights focussed on the gladiators engaged in the middle, the arena one grand spectacle, the game fierce and engaging. It promises to throw new light on the way gladiators fought and trained. Leaving the theater, we see around the Colosseum street artists disguised as gladiators and centurions to entertain tourists… The gladiators enter the arena, snarling and cursing each other. Yesterday, however, the players once again fought like gladiators and deserved at least a point. It was very flattering, except for one thing: if I am to fight like a gladiator, they can't run a picture of me with my glasses. The most famous is probably the Colosseum where thousands of Roman citizens would gather for their entertainment - be it animals fighting or gladiators etc. For, like ancient Rome and its gladiators, today's cities play host to colourful spectacles, marches, processions et al. Although their final outcomes may have been brutal, ancient Roman gladiators fought like gentlemen, according to new research. He shows that gladiators who fought in the arena were treated much differently from those condemned to die in any number of spectacular ways (damnati or noxii). This is especially applied to those players engaged in team sports where you have to engage others, comparable to throwing gladiators into the arena. We suppose there were alternatives, like going to the gladiator fights together, or conversing. As vital as the bread and the oil for keeping the people happy, were the numerous and frequent circuses scattered all over the city, where gladiators fought wild beasts and each other. As Roman gladiators entered the arena, they faced the emperor's box and exclaimed: ‘Hail, Caesar!’ We buy and sell football players, as if they were servile gladiators in Ancient Rome. Telling Verus' story takes viewers into his world, showing how gladiators really fought and trained and how the greatest amphitheatre of all was built. The Romans had the biggest and the grandest gladiator fights in the colosseums where one always beat the best. In ancient Rome, gladiators waged bloody battles to prove who was the better man. Derivatives gladiatorial adjective ˌɡladɪəˈtɔːrɪəlˌɡlædiəˈtɔriəl The Colosseum was the greatest building in Ancient Rome but much smaller amphitheatres were built in Roman Britain and gladiatorial fights may have occurred in these. Example sentencesExamples Another chance to see the spectacular gladiatorial combat re-enactment by the gladiators of Britannia. Although gladiators were clearly Roman, the values presented in gladiatorial single combat were central to Greek culture as well as to Roman. Surrounded by a horseshoe of dazzling white marble terraces it has the appearance of a gladiatorial arena rather than an athletics stadium. He took part in gladiatorial contests and also fought wild beasts in the amphitheater. Nero's participation in chariot racing, gladiatorial combats, and drama is the subject of the third chapter. Origin Late Middle English: from Latin, from gladius 'sword'. Definition of gladiator in US English: gladiator nounˈɡlædiˌeɪdərˈɡladēˌādər (in ancient Rome) a man trained to fight with weapons against other men or wild animals in an arena. Example sentencesExamples Although their final outcomes may have been brutal, ancient Roman gladiators fought like gentlemen, according to new research. Now the games that involved, and we can basically say that they were blood sports, they might involve pitting of slaves or prisoners of war, against wild animals or gladiators. This is especially applied to those players engaged in team sports where you have to engage others, comparable to throwing gladiators into the arena. As vital as the bread and the oil for keeping the people happy, were the numerous and frequent circuses scattered all over the city, where gladiators fought wild beasts and each other. The most famous is probably the Colosseum where thousands of Roman citizens would gather for their entertainment - be it animals fighting or gladiators etc. Yesterday, however, the players once again fought like gladiators and deserved at least a point. For, like ancient Rome and its gladiators, today's cities play host to colourful spectacles, marches, processions et al. Spartacus is the tale of a slave who was trained as a gladiator and led a bloody revolt against his Roman masters more than 2,000 years ago. In ancient Rome, gladiators waged bloody battles to prove who was the better man. The gladiators enter the arena, snarling and cursing each other. It promises to throw new light on the way gladiators fought and trained. We suppose there were alternatives, like going to the gladiator fights together, or conversing. It was very flattering, except for one thing: if I am to fight like a gladiator, they can't run a picture of me with my glasses. The glare of the floodlights focussed on the gladiators engaged in the middle, the arena one grand spectacle, the game fierce and engaging. The Romans had the biggest and the grandest gladiator fights in the colosseums where one always beat the best. Leaving the theater, we see around the Colosseum street artists disguised as gladiators and centurions to entertain tourists… He shows that gladiators who fought in the arena were treated much differently from those condemned to die in any number of spectacular ways (damnati or noxii). We buy and sell football players, as if they were servile gladiators in Ancient Rome. Telling Verus' story takes viewers into his world, showing how gladiators really fought and trained and how the greatest amphitheatre of all was built. As Roman gladiators entered the arena, they faced the emperor's box and exclaimed: ‘Hail, Caesar!’ Origin Late Middle English: from Latin, from gladius ‘sword’.
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