chiliad

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A group of 1000 things, particularly; Synonym of chiliarchy: a group of 1000 soldiers commanded by a chiliarch.
  2. A group of 1000 things, particularly; Synonym of millennium: a period of 1000 years.

词形变化

chiliads plural

词汇关系

相关词
chiliasm chiliastic triad decenniad

词源

From Latin chilias (“the number 1000, a group of 1000 things”), possibly via French chiliade, from Ancient Greek χιλιάς (khiliás, “the number 1000, any large amount, a millennium”), from χῑ́λιοι (khī́lioi, “1000”) + -ᾰ́ς (-ắs, “-ad: forming collective nouns”). Equivalent to chilia- + -ad.
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