| 单词 | Cecil John Rhodes |
| 释义 | Cecil John Rhodes (once / 328315 pages) n WORD FAMILY Cecil John Rhodes USAGE EXAMPLESThe statue of British imperialist Cecil John Rhodes at the university was seen as symbolic of the Western bias of academe—and was ultimately removed. Scientific American(Oct 23, 2015) Last week, a statue of British colonialist Cecil John Rhodes was removed from the University of Cape Town, following protests by students there. BBC(Apr 13, 2015) While views on what should be done to resolve these issues continue to differ sharply, few will have any sympathy with Cecil John Rhodes. BBC(Mar 24, 2015) n British colonial financier and statesman in South Africa; made a fortune in gold and diamond mining; helped colonize the territory now known as Zimbabwe; he endowed annual fellowships for British Commonwealth and United States students to study at Oxford University (1853-1902) Syn|Exp Cecil J. Rhodes, Cecil Rhodes, Rhodes coloniser, colonizer someone who helps to found a colony financier, moneymana person skilled in large scale financial transactions |
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