lustrum

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˈlʌstɹəm/    美 /ˈlʌstɹəm/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A lustration: a ceremonial purification of the people of Rome performed every five years after the census. historical
    — [A]ll theſe Magiſtrates were elected by, and from, the whole promiſcuous Body of the People in their public Aſſemblies; that after the Inſtitution of Cenſors, it was look'd upon as a Matter of Form only, that they should enroll the new Senators at the next general Luſtrum, or Survey of the Commonwealth; […]
  2. Synonym of quinquennium: Any 5-year period. broadly,literary
    — We puſh Time from us, and we wiſh Him back; / Laviſh of Luſtrums, and yet fond of Life; / Life we think long, and ſhort; Death ſeek, and ſhun; […]

词形变化

lustra plural lustrums plural

词汇关系

相关词
luster lustre lustral lustrate lustration lustrical perlustrate

词源

From Latin lūstrum.
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