cheval de frise

短语

n. 阻止骑兵进攻的钉有长的尖头钉的横木, 墙上的一排长的尖头钉

发音

US /ʃəˈvɑːl də ˈfɹiːz/

词形变化

chevaux de frise 复数 chevaux de frise

别名

cheval-de-frise

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    An obstacle made of wood with spikes, for use against attacking cavalry.

    政治 军事

    The mountains of Colorado were, till a comparatively recent date, richly clothed with forest; but owing partly to natural causes, and still more to the lavish consumption and reckless destruction of the early settlers, the quantity of growing timber in the State is exceedingly small, and before long, if restorative measures are not adopted, the Colorado demand for wood will require to be supplied from without. Whole mountain sides often present the appearance of monstrous cheavaux-de-frise, the dead trunks of the wind-thrown pines being tossed about in all directions.

  2. 2.

    Protective row of spikes or broken glass set into the top of a wall and used to prevent intrusion.

  3. 3.

    The jagged edge of 18th-century women's clothing.

    古体

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

chevaux de frise

上位词 2

defense defence

词源

Borrowed from French cheval de frise (“Frisian horse”), so named because it was employed by the Dutch (who lacked cavalry) against the Spanish cavalry in their war for independence.

来源：wiktionary