fasces

He desired not the purple and the fasces, the insignia of vulgar command.

他并不向往标志着庸俗权力的高官厚禄。

Roman functionary who carried fasces when attending a magistrate in public appearances.

下级职；下士；下等官场；低级职。

During this legateship, when he was walking along preceded by the fasces, one of his fellow-townsmen, a man of Lepcis and a plebeian, embraced him as an old comrade.

任职总督副将时，一次他走在法西束棒之前，有一位来自列普提的平民老乡将他认做老友，与他拥抱。