Word · Frequency #27493
Byzantium
拜占庭
an ancient city on the Bosporus founded by the Greeks; site of modern Istanbul; in 330 Constantine I rebuilt it as Constantinople and made it his capital
- 1.
A dark shade of purple, close to Tyrian purple and palatinate purple.
一种深紫色,接近泰尔紫和帕拉蒂纳特紫。
- 2.
an ancient city on the Bosporus founded by the Greeks; site of modern Istanbul; in 330 Constantine I rebuilt the city and called it Constantinople and made it his capital
古希腊人在博斯普鲁斯海峡建立的古城；现代伊斯坦布尔所在地；330年君士坦丁一世重建并命名为君士坦丁堡,成为其首都
- 3.
a continuation of the Roman Empire in the Middle East after its division in 395
395年罗马帝国分裂后在中东的延续
一种深紫色,接近泰尔紫和帕拉蒂纳特紫。；古希腊人在博斯普鲁斯海峡建立的古城；现代伊斯坦布尔所在地；330年君士坦丁一世重建并命名为君士坦丁堡,成为其首都；395年罗马帝国分裂后在中东的延续；拜占庭(古罗马城市)
In use
Byzantium was founded by Greek colonists as a trading city.
In 330 AD, Constantine rebuilt Byzantium and made it his capital.
Ships sailing between the Black Sea and the Aegean often stopped at Byzantium.
in + [place]
Many merchants lived in Byzantium.
许多商人住在拜占庭。
the city of + [place]
The city of Byzantium later became Constantinople.
拜占庭这座城市后来成为君士坦丁堡。
[place] + be + past participle
Byzantium 是专有名词，单独用作地名时通常不带冠词，也没有复数形式。
Connections
Collocations
- the city of Byzantium
- 拜占庭城
- The city of Byzantium was founded by Greek colonists.拜占庭城由希腊殖民者建立。
- ancient Byzantium
- 古代拜占庭
- Ancient Byzantium was located on the Bosporus.古代拜占庭位于博斯普鲁斯海峡。
- the founding of Byzantium
- 拜占庭的建立
- The founding of Byzantium is attributed to the Greeks.拜占庭的建立归功于希腊人。
- the history of Byzantium
- 拜占庭的历史
- The history of Byzantium stretches back to ancient Greek colonization.拜占庭的历史可以追溯到古希腊殖民时期。
- the site of Byzantium
- 拜占庭所在地
- The site of Byzantium is now part of Istanbul.拜占庭的所在地现在是伊斯坦布尔的一部分。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记忆联想：拜占庭（Byzantium）是伊斯坦布尔旧名：by 开头音近'拜'，zantium 里的 z 联想'占'，合起来'拜占庭'。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：历史叙述、地理介绍 通常用于历史或地理语境，指博斯普鲁斯海峡旁的古城拜占庭，多出现在书面、正式文本中。
Grammar Note
专有名词，指古城拜占庭，通常不与冠词连用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词与 byzantium (/bəˈzæntiəm/) 都以 -ium 结尾，末尾读 /iəm/，但重音和元音不同，并不真正押韵；byzantium 的重读音节是 /ˈzæn-/，没有常见单词与其完全押韵。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.