centurion
UK/sen'tjuәriәn/US
GREA2
Definitions
n.
An officer in the ancient Roman army who commanded a unit of about 100 soldiers.
古罗马军队中统领约一百名士兵的军官；百夫长。
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedFrom Latin centurio, the commander of a centuria — a unit of roughly a hundred men. The root cent (hundred) tells you exactly how big his command was. He was the backbone of the Roman legion.
Root cent still carries 7 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.Roman centurion罗马百人队长
- 2.military centurion军事百人队长
Example Sentences
- 1.
A Roman centurion led his men across the bridge at dawn.
- 2.
The novel follows a centurion stationed on the empire's frontier.