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单词 ancile
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
an•ci•le  (an sīlē, äng kēlā),USA pronunciation n., pl. an•cil•i•a (an silē ə, äng kil-).USA pronunciation [Rom. Religion.]
  1. Antiquitya shield given by Mars to Numa Pompilius as the palladium of Rome.
  2. Antiquityany of 11 counterfeits of this shield, carried with it on ceremonial occasions.
  • Latin ancīle, traditionally said to be equivalent. to an- (variant of ambi- ambi- before c-) + -cīle (-cīd- combining form of caed(ere) to cut (compare -cide) + *-sl- noun, nominal suffix + -e, earlier *-i, stem vowel for compounds), referring to the deep indentations in the waist of the shield
  • 1590–1600

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