【aegis】 - A-level备考词汇

aegis

UK:  ['iːdʒɪs]

US:  ['idʒɪs]

n.

1.保护,掩护,庇护

2.支持

3.赞助,主办

4.领导

5.【希腊神话】神盾

1 . Like the Lady of the Serpent Skirt, Anath hung the shorn penises of her victims on her goatskin apron or aegis.
像蛇女神那样，安纳斯把她的受害者的阴茎挂在她山羊皮做的围裙或羊皮盾上。

2 . EX: He gave evidence against the police officer under the aegis of the law.
他在法律保护下，作证指控那名警官。

3 . The United States and Japan are believed to have Aegis Destroyers in the region as well.
据信，美国和日本也在那个地区部署了神盾级驱逐舰。

4 . On Wednesday afternoon in the northwest Pacific , an Aegis warship fired a missile that intercepted the satellite 247 km up in space .
周三下午，美国一艘“宙斯盾”级战舰在太平洋西北部海域发射了一颗导弹，将该卫星拦截在247公里的太空高处。

5 . ICANN was set up in 1998 and operated under the aegis of the U. S. Commerce Department.
ICANN创立于1998年，受美国商务部管辖。