petalism

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˈpɛtəlɪz(ə)m/   

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A form of ostracism among the ancient Syracusans by which they temporarily banished a citizen suspected of having dangerous influence or ambition. countable,historical,uncountable
    — Witnesse the Ostracisme amongst the Athenians, and the Petalisme among the Siracusans.

词形变化

petalisms plural

词源

From Middle French petalisme, and its source, Hellenistic Ancient Greek πεταλισμός (petalismós), from πέταλον (pétalon, “leaf”) (because the ballot for banishment was written on olive leaves). By surface analysis, petal + -ism.
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