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单词 ephor
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
eph•or  (efôr, efər),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ors, -or•i 
    (-ə rī′).USA pronunciation 
  1. Ancient Historyone of a body of magistrates in various ancient Dorian states, esp. at Sparta, where a body of five was elected annually by the people.
  • Greek éphoros overseer, guardian, ruler (Compare ephorân to look over, equivalent. to ep- ep- + horân to see, look)
  • Latin ephorus
  • 1580–90;
ephor•al, adj. 
eph•or•ate  (efə rāt′, -ər it),USA pronunciation eph•or•al•ty  (efər əl tē),USA pronunciation n. 
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
ephor /ˈɛfɔː/ n ( pl -ors, -ori / -əˌraɪ/)
  1. (in ancient Greece) one of a board of senior magistrates in any of several Dorian states, esp the five Spartan ephors, who were elected by vote of all full citizens and who wielded effective power
Etymology: 16th Century: from Greek ephoros, from ephoran to supervise, from epi- + horan to look

ˈephoral adj ˈephorate n
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