Spartan

(noun.) a resident of Sparta.

(adj.) resolute in the face of pain or danger or adversity; 'spartan courage' .

(adj.) of or relating to or characteristic of Sparta or its people .

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• And having arrived at this Spartan decision Mr. Welland firmly took up his fork. 伊迪丝·华顿. 纯真年代.
• A helot of Agesilaus made us a dish of Spartan broth, but I was not able to get down a second spoonful. 乔纳森·斯威夫特. 格列佛游记.
• So, with Spartan firmness, the young authoress laid her first-born on her table, and chopped it up as ruthlessly as any ogre. 路易莎·梅·奥尔科特. 小妇人.
• This explanation derives a certain plausibility from the circumstance that 8000 is the ancient number of the Spartan citizens (Herod. 柏拉图. 理想国.
• Other Greek writers saw the mischievous tendency of Spartan discipline (AriSt. Pol; Thuc. 柏拉图. 理想国.
• To the Spartan type the ideal State reverts in the first decline; and the character of the individual timocrat is borrowed from the Spartan citizen. 柏拉图. 理想国.
• In the Spartan state there had been enfranchisement of Helots and degradation of citizens under special circumstances. 柏拉图. 理想国.
• You are a perfect Spartan! 弗格斯·休姆. 奇幻岛.
• The (Greek) of the Spartans attracted them, that is to say, not the goodness of their laws, but the spirit of order and loyalty which prevailed. 柏拉图. 理想国.
• Two Spartans happened to be away, sick with ophthalmia. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• The leader of the whole force, Leonidas, was for staying; and with him he would keep, he said, 300 Spartans. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• The Spartans were a fine nation of materialists. 弗格斯·休姆. 奇幻岛.
• They preferred to stay and die with the Spartans. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• The genius, the political inspiration of Athens, the love of liberty--all that has made Greece famous with posterity, were wanting among the Spartans. 柏拉图. 理想国.
• But before the Spartans could arrive on the scene the battle was joined. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• To the Athenians or the Spartans it would mean letting in a lot of foreigners to the advantages of citizenship. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.

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