英和和英

名詞

auspices

1. plural of auspice

名詞

auspices pl (plural only)

1. Protection or patronage.

   The project took place under the auspices of the local church.

   • 1842, [anonymous collaborator of Letitia Elizabeth Landon], chapter XXXVII, in Lady Anne Granard; or, Keeping up Appearances. […], volume II, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, page 169:

     "You are of the old school, Sir Robert, I know; but, still, even you must allow that a fancy fair does good—many a sinking charity has been revived under its auspices, many a principle of care for our humble classes been implanted in the young heart, and—"

   • 2023 October 18, Mel Holley, “Network News: Harper attacks Labour over strikes... but unions hit back”, in RAIL, number 994, page 18:

     Lynch added: "Our findings from our FOI requests on ticket office closures shows the whole process to be a stitch-up between the train operators, under the auspices of the Rail Delivery Group[,] and ministers.

同意語

• protection
• patronage
• aegis

派生語

• under the auspices of

上位語

• support

名詞

auspicēs

1. nominative/accusative/vocative plural of auspex