vizier

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˈvɪzɪə/|/vɪˈzɪə/    美 /vɪˈzɪɹ/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A high-ranking official or minister in an Islamic government, especially in the Ottoman Empire.
    — Today, Jews celebrate the holiday of Purim, a festival of revelry that commemorates their deliverance from an ancient genocidal plot. […] Traditionally, a scroll containing that book is read twice over the holiday, with listeners making noise to drown out the name of the story’s villain, Haman, a vizier who manipulated the Persian king into nearly eradicating the Jews.
  2. The highest-ranking official or minister in ancient Egypt or Ebla; a chief administrator or a chancellor.
  3. An ancient Mesopotamian 𒈛 (sukkal).
    — As Inanna prepares to descend she fastens the seven divine laws to her side, and as she walks toward the netherworld she speaks to her vizier, Ninshubur.
  4. A vicegerent, viceroy.
  5. A fairy chess piece that can only be moved one space up, down, left or right.

词形变化

viziers plural vezir alternative vezîr alternative vazir alternative wasir alternative wazir alternative wazīr alternative vizir alternative vizeer alternative guazil alternative

词汇关系

衍生词
grand vizier vizierate vizieress vizierial viziership
相关词
wazir

词源

From Ottoman Turkish وزیر (vezir) (Turkish vezir) (via French vizir), from Arabic وَزِير (wazīr, “helper, aide, minister”, literally “one who bears (the burden of office)”). Doublet of wazir.
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