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单词 anabasis
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
a•nab•a•sis  (ə nabə sis),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ses 
    (-sēz′).USA pronunciation 
  1. Ancient Historya march from the coast into the interior, as that of Cyrus the Younger against Artaxerxes II, described by Xenophon in his historical work Anabasis (379–371 b.c.).
  2. Ancient History[Literary.]any military expedition or advance. Cf. katabasis.
  • Greek: a stepping up. See ana-, basis
  • 1700–10

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
anabasis /əˈnæbəsɪs/ n ( pl -ses / -ˌsiːz/)
  1. the march of Cyrus the Younger and his Greek mercenaries from Sardis to Cunaxa in Babylonia in 401 bc, described by Xenophon in his Anabasis
  2. any military expedition, esp one from the coast to the interior
Etymology: 18th Century: from Greek: a going up, ascent, from anabainein to go up; see anabaena
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