Byzantine

英 [baɪˈzæntaɪn]

美 [ˈbɪzəntiːn]

adj.  拜占庭帝国的; 东罗马帝国的; 拜占庭建筑风格的(尤指有高穹顶和马赛克装饰的教堂); 复杂神秘而死板的

复数：byzantines　

GRE

BNC.10800 / COCA.12510

牛津词典

adj.

• 拜占庭帝国的；东罗马帝国的
  connected with Byzantium or the Eastern Roman Empire
• 拜占庭建筑风格的（尤指有高穹顶和马赛克装饰的教堂）
  used to describe architecture of the 5th to the 15th centuries in the Byzantine Empire, especially churches with high central domes and mosaics
• 复杂神秘而死板的
  complicated, secret and difficult to change
  1. an organization of byzantine complexity
     拜占庭式复杂诡秘死板的机构

柯林斯词典

• ADJ 拜占庭的；拜占庭帝国的
  Byzantinemeans related to or connected with the Byzantine Empire.
  1. ...Byzantine civilisation...
     拜占庭文明
  2. There are also several well-preserved Byzantine frescoes.
     也有几处保存完好的拜占庭时期的壁画。
• ADJ-GRADED （体制、程序）拜占庭式的，错综复杂的，诡秘的
  If you describe a system or process asbyzantine, you are criticizing it because it seems complicated or secretive.
  1. ...a byzantine system of rules and trading arrangements.
     包含各种规则和贸易协定的错综复杂的体系

双语例句

• Venice's architecture includes representations of Italian, Arabic, Byzantine, and Renaissance styles.
  威尼斯建筑具有意大利、阿拉伯、拜占庭和文艺复兴建筑的风格。
• This paper analyzes the reasons of the rural and agricultural prosperity of Byzantine Empire in 7-9 centuries.
  本文对7&9世纪拜占廷帝国乡村和小农勃兴的原因进行探讨。
• Under Roman, Byzantine, and Persian rule, Jewish presence in the province dwindled.
  之后，在罗马、拜占庭和波斯的统治之下，犹太人逐渐减少。
• The11-13th century was one transitional period of Byzantine society.
  11-13世纪是拜占廷社会的一个转折时期。
• He's the emperor of Byzantine empire, that is, East Roman empire.
  他是拜占庭，也就是东罗马帝国的皇帝。
• A gold coin of the Byzantine Empire; widely circulated in Europe in the Middle Ages.
  拜占庭帝国时的金币；中世纪时在欧洲广泛流通。
• After the transient resurgence of imperial court of Macedonia, Byzantine Empire began to decline.
  经过马其顿王朝短暂的中兴，拜占廷帝国开始走向没落。
• His painting calls to mind those old Byzantine mosaics we saw in italy.
  他的画使我想起在意大利看到过的拜占庭镶嵌图案。
• But it has been a struggle, largely thanks to the Byzantine nature of the American system.
  但这难于调和，很大程度上归咎于美国会计系统拜占庭式的本性。
• Byzantine furniture had the profound influence on the later western furniture.
  拜占庭家具对以后的西方家具产生了深远的影响。