diadem: [13] A diadem was originally something that was bound round someone’s head. The word comes, via Old French diademe and Latin diadēma, from Greek diádēma; this was a derivative of diadein, a compound verb formed from the prefix dia- ‘across’ and dein ‘bind’. In Greek it was often applied specifically to the regal headband worn by Alexander the Great and his successors.
diadem (n.)
late 13c., from Old French diademe and directly from Latin diadema "cloth band worn around the head as a sign of royalty," from Greek diadema, from diadein "to bind across," from dia- "across" (see dia-) + dein "to bind," related to desmos "band," from PIE *de- "to bind." Used of the headband worn by Persian kings and adopted by Alexander the Great and his successors.
双语例句
1. A diadem was worn as sign of royal power.
戴着的皇冠是王权的象征.
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2. The diadem is the symbol of royalty.
王冠就是王权的象征。
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3. Nature like us is sometimes caught without diadem.
自然犹如我等,时常没戴皇冠.
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4. Put the turban on his head and attach the sacred diadem to the turban.
