Parthian shot

短语

n. (古代帕提亚骑兵佯作退却时返身发射的)回马箭,临走时说的尖刻话,临别的时的敌意姿态

词形变化

Parthian shots 复数 Parthian shots

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A military maneuver where archers on horseback turned their bodies back in full gallop to shoot at the pursuing enemy.

    历史 政治 军事

词源

The military tactic was made famous in Rome by the Parthians, an empire on their eastern border.

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