polis
n. (古希腊)城邦;警察(同police)
n. (Polis)(美、希)波利斯(人名)
复数 poleis
例句
The polis straightens out crooked judgments, gentles the swollen ambitions and puts an end to acts of divisional strife.
城邦修正了错误的判断,缓和了膨胀的野心,结束了分裂的纷争。
First comes the family, then an association of families in a tribe, and then you might say an association of villages that create a polis or a city.
首先是家庭,然后是部落中家庭的联合,然后你可能会说一个村庄的联合创造了一个城邦或城市。
meant to live in a polis.
就意味着要生活在一个城邦之中。