aegis
- IPA[ˈiːdʒɪs]
英式
- the protection, backing, or support of a particular person or organization;(in classical art and mythology) an attribute of Zeus and Athene (or their Roman counterparts Jupiter and Minerva) usually represented as a goatskin shield.
noun: aegis, plural noun: aegises
- 釋義
名詞
- 1. the protection, backing, or support of a particular person or organization the negotiations were conducted under the aegis of the UN
- 2. (in classical art and mythology) an attribute of Zeus and Athene (or their Roman counterparts Jupiter and Minerva) usually represented as a goatskin shield.
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- IPA[ˈējəs]
美式
- the protection, backing, or support of a particular person or organization: negotiations were conducted under the aegis of the UN
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