1770, from Latin Byzantinus (see Byzantium); originally used of art style; later in reference to the complex, devious, and intriguing character of the royal court of Constantinople (1937). As a noun from 1770.
实用例句
1. The images were Gothic or Byzantine rather than classical.
这些形象属哥特式或者拜占庭式而非古典式。来自柯林斯例句
2. an organization of byzantine complexity
拜占庭式复杂诡秘死板的机构来自《权威词典》
3. We propose a new protocol for the Byzantine Agreement which is based on agents.
