【每日一词】aegis - n. 保护；庇护；支持；赞助

aegis - variants or less commonly egis

Definition:

1: a shield or breastplate emblematic of majesty that was associated with Zeus and Athena

2 a: PROTECTION / under the aegis of the Constitution

2b: controlling or conditioning (see CONDITION entry 2 sense 5a) influence / passed new laws under the aegis of national security

3a: AUSPICES, SPONSORSHIP / under the aegis of the museum

3b: control or guidance especially by an individual, group, or system / under the aegis of the government

Synonyms

ammunition，armor，buckler，cover，defense，guard，protection，safeguard，screen，security，shield，wall，ward

Examples of aegis in a Sentence

having no claim to the land under the aegis of the law, the cattle baron decided to claim it by force

a medical study that was questioned by many because it was done under the aegis of a major pharmaceutical company

The shows are under the aegis of the AuthenticA Series Lab, a training program for African episodic screenwriters from Realness Institute.

—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 17 Mar. 2024

The camp, which is in a region of Syria still protected by several hundred U.S. troops, is under the aegis of a beleaguered force of mostly Kurdish fighters—soldiers who had previously aligned with the Americans to defeat isis.

—Anand Gopal, The New Yorker, 11 Mar. 2024

Under the aegis of the U.S. Information Agency, founded in 1953, Washington sent American jazz legends on tour around the world and mounted exhibitions in Europe featuring abstract expressionist and surrealist art.

—Suzanne Nossel, Foreign Affairs, 29 Feb. 2024

Of Europeans in the mid-19th century spreading through the arteries of the region, new technology in hand, documenting people and places under the aegis of empire.

—Thomas Page, CNN, 1 Mar. 2024

Under the aegis of a program called Vision 2030, the regime has emphasized the country’s pre-Islamic cultural heritage, its natural beauty, and contemporary Saudi arts and culture.

—Bernard Haykel, Foreign Affairs, 12 Feb. 2024

Under the aegis of Jimmy Pitaro, Disney’s current sports chief, ESPN has tried to tamp down employee commentary about politics and cultural issues.

—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 11 Jan. 2024

Its lawyers threatened to sue Fontes, to keep Grayson and other down-ballot hopefuls from running under its aegis.

—Sue Halpern, The New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2023

Under the aegis of Wade Davis, the former chief financial officer of Viacom, Univision has expanded its portfolio.

—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 26 Nov. 2023

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