byzantine

1. ADJ Byzantine means related to or connected with the Byzantine Empire. 拜占庭帝国的[ADJ n]

...Byzantine civilization. ...拜占庭文明。

There are also several well-preserved Byzantine frescoes. 还有一些保存完好的拜占庭时期的壁画。

2. ADJ If you describe a system or process as byzantine, you are criticizing it because it seems complicated or secretive. 复杂的; 秘密的[usu ADJ n] [表不满]