修昔底德

xiū xī dǐ dé

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1. Thucydides (c. 455 - c. 400 BC), Greek historian, author of the History of the Peloponnesian War

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Words Containing 修昔底德

• 修昔底德陷阱 修昔底德陷阱 xiū xī dǐ dé xiàn jǐng: Thucydides trap (theory that war results when a dominant established power fears the rise of a rival power)

Child Words of 修昔底德

• 修 修 xiū: to decorate
• 底 底 de: (equivalent to 的 as possessive particle)
• 底 底 dǐ: background
• 德 德 dé: Germany
• 昔 昔 xī: former times