| 单词 | ancile |
| 释义 | ancile /an suy"lee, ahng kee"lay/, n. , pl. ancilia /an sil"ee euh, ahng kil"-/. Rom. Religion. 1. a shield given by Mars to Numa Pompilius as the palladium of Rome. 2. any of 11 counterfeits of this shield, carried with it on ceremonial occasions. [1590-1600; < L ancile, traditionally said to be equiv. to an- (var. of ambi- AMBI- before c-) + -cile (-cid- comb. form of caed(ere) to cut (cf. -CIDE) + *-sl- n. suffix + -e, earlier *-i, s. vowel for compounds), referring to the deep indentations in the waist of the shield] |
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