
princeps
词源
源自拉丁语princeps(第一的+拿取者),由prim-(第一)和capere(取得)组成,后衍生出prince(王子)等词汇。
noun
❶ 指古罗马帝国时期的元首或第一公民,特指奥古斯都确立的元首制下的统治者头衔,象征首位权威但形式上保留共和体制。
“Augustus held the title of princeps to avoid appearing as a king.”
(奥古斯都采用'第一公民'头衔以避免被视为国王。)
“The princeps was considered the first among equals in the Senate.”
(元首在元老院中被视为平等成员中的首位。)
❶ 拉丁语中泛指'首领'或'首要人物',可用于描述任何领域中最杰出或最具影响力的个体。
“He was regarded as the princeps of medieval philosophy.”
(他被视为中世纪哲学的首要人物。)
“The term princeps may refer to the leading scholar in a discipline.”
(该词可指某一学科中的领军学者。)
常见短语
princeps senatus — 古罗马元老院首席元老的头衔,由监察官任命,负责在议事时第一个发言。
“Cicero was appointed princeps senatus for his oratorical prestige.”
(西塞罗因演说声望被任命为元老院首席。)
editio princeps — 指某文献的首次印刷版本,尤指古典著作的原始刊印本,具有重要文献价值。
“The editio princeps of Plato's works was published in 1513.”
(柏拉图著作的首印本于1513年出版。)