legion
noun /ˈliːdʒən/
/ˈliːdʒən/
- a large group of soldiers that forms part of an army, especially the one that existed in ancient Rome
(尤指古罗马的)军团 - the French Foreign Legion
法国外籍军团 - Caesar’s legions
凯撒军团
- the French Foreign Legion
- (formal) a large number of people of one particular type
大量,大批(某类型的人) - legions of photographers
众多的摄影师
- legions of photographers
词源Middle English: via Old French from Latin legio(n-), from legere ‘choose, levy’. The adjective dates from the late 17th cent., in early use often in the phrase my, their, etc. name is legion, i.e. ‘we, they, etc. are many’ (Mark 5:9) in the Bible.