aegis

aegis
[ˈiːdʒɪs]
noun
  1. [in sing.]the protection, backing, or support of a particular person or organization
    保护，支持，拥护（某人，某组织）
    the negotiations were conducted under the aegis of the UN.
    谈判在联合国的支持下进行。
    ■(in classical art and mythology) an attribute of Zeus and Athena (or their Roman counterparts Jupiter and Minerva) usually represented as a goatskin shield
    （古典艺术和神话）神盾，宙斯盾，羊皮盾（宙斯和雅典娜或罗马主神朱庇特和密涅瓦的象征标志）
语源
  1. early 17th cent. (denoting armour or a shield, especially that of a god): via Latin from Greek aigis 'shield of Zeus'
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