ostrogoth

IPA/ˈɒs.trə.ɡɒθ/
KK[ˈɑstrəɡˌɑθ]IPA/ˈɑː.strə.ɡɑːθ/

ostrogoth — 名詞

  • ostrogothsingular
  • ostrogothsplural

1. a person who belonged to the eastern branch of the Goths, a Germanic people who

1.名詞C2
釋義

東哥德人

屬於東哥德民族的古代日耳曼人

a person who belonged to the eastern branch of the Goths, a Germanic people who held power in Italy during the 400s and 500s AD

例句

Theodoric was the most famous Ostrogoth; he ruled Italy for thirty-three years.

Theodoric 是最著名的東哥德人,統治義大利長達三十三年。

predicative noun: 'was the most famous Ostrogoth'

Kian learned that an Ostrogoth named Jordanes wrote a history of the Goths.

Kian 學到一位名叫 Jordanes 的東哥德人撰寫了一部哥德歷史。

同義詞
  • East Goth

    a literal translation of the name; rarely used outside historical texts

反義詞
  • Visigoth

    a member of the western branch of the Goths

用法筆記

Refers specifically to the eastern Goths, as distinct from the Visigoths (western Goths). The two branches split during the late Roman period.

常見錯誤

The Ostrogoths sacked Rome in 410 AD.
The Visigoths sacked Rome in 410 AD.
💡The Visigoths (western Goths) attacked Rome in 410; the Ostrogoths (eastern Goths) ruled Italy later, from 493.

ostrogoth — 形容詞