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单词 byzantine
释义
byzantine
adjective
formaldisapproving
uk
/bɪˈzæn.taɪn//ˈbɪz.ən.tiːn/us
/bɪˈzæn.taɪn//ˈbɪz.ən.tiːn/
complicatedanddifficulttounderstand:
错综复杂的
rulesof byzantinecomplexity复杂难懂的规则
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(Definition ofbyzantinefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

Byzantine| American Dictionary

Byzantine
adjective
us/ˈbɪz·ənˌtin,bəˈzæn-,-ˌtɑɪn/
world history
of or having to do with theancientcityof Byzantium or theEasternRomanEmpire
(Definition ofByzantinefrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofbyzantine

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Perhaps more nuanced, evenbyzantine, regulations covering such cases in all of their detail might be preferable in some respects.
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Dry functions both as a self-consciouslybyzantineact of storytelling and a pointed commentary on the real conditions of women in rock.
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Will he review the criteria now used to prioritise safety improvement schemes, because to some of us they seem bothbyzantineand counter-intuitive?
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As my noble friend said, perhaps it is a littlebyzantine.
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As we all know, the mathematics of the rate support grant isbyzantinein the extreme.
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Individual bankruptcy, not in all, but in many cases, is humiliating, punitive, obscure, almostbyzantineand extremely costly.
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An almostbyzantinestructure of separate regulations applies in this huge, all-embracing industry, and many of them overlap.
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There is also a danger that we shall end up with abyzantinepay structure.
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With such a system we would not have to talk in thebyzantineterms that we have heard today.
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Our reform of child support involves replacing thebyzantinecomplexity of the current formula with a simple percentage.
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There were nobyzantineforms to fill in and the only difficulty was trying to find out her national insurance number.
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She then struggled throughbyzantineprocedures involving disciplinary action in a health service that is breaking ranks with national agreements and procedures.
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We are engaged in abyzantineprocess this afternoon.
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However, many parts of our public services continue to operate within the confines ofbyzantineprocedures.
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To call the operationbyzantinewould seem only a mild criticism.
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