单词 | Spartan |
释义 | Spartan —Spartanism, n. —Spartanly, Spartanically, adv. /spahr"tn/, adj. 1. Also, Spartanic /spahr tan"ik/. 2. of or pertaining to Sparta or its people. 3. suggestive of the ancient Spartans; sternly disciplined and rigorously simple, frugal, or austere. 4. brave; undaunted. n. 5. a native or inhabitant of Sparta. 6. a person of Spartan characteristics. [1375-1425; late ME < L Spartanus, equiv. to Spart(a) SPARTA ( < Doric Gk Spárta) + -anus -AN] Syn. 2. See austere. |
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