polis

名词 n.
中文释义
发音 pŏʹlĭs

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A Greek city-state. historical
    — By the end of the century, poleis had been established throughout the Hellenic world, all bearing a marked family resemblance.
  2. The police. Geordie,Ireland,Scotland,uncountable
    — 'Oh, don't bring in the polis on me, kind gentleman,' implored Mrs Laffey with redoubled fluency; 'the dirty, thievin' sergeant that set the lie against me a short while back over Mister Johnson's sthrayin' pullets, it's little justice I should ever see. Be the good kind gentleman—'
  3. A police officer. Geordie,Ireland,Scotland,countable

词形变化

poleis plural polises plural polises plural pollis alternative

词源

词源 1
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *tpelH-
Proto-Hellenic *ptólis
Ancient Greek πόλις (pólis)lbor.
English polis
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek πόλις (pólis, “fortified town; city state”). Doublet of Puri and puri
词源 2
Borrowed from Scots polis. Doublet of police, policy, and polity.
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