cardiophylax
发音
UK
/ˌkɑː.diː.əˈfɪ.laks/
UK
/-əʊ̯ˈfɪ.lɑːks/
UK
/ˌkɑː.diː.əˈfɪ.læks/
CA
/ˌkɑɹ.di.əˈfɪ.læks/
US
/ˌkɑɹ.di.əˈfɪ.læks/
CA
/-oʊ̯ˈfɪ.lɑks/
US
/-oʊ̯ˈfɪ.lɑks/
CA
/-oʊ̯ˈfɪ.lɒks/
AU
/ˌkɐː.diː.əˈfɪ.læks/
AU
/-əʉ̯ˈfɪ.lɐːks/
NZ
/ˌkɐː.diː.əˈfə.lɛks/
NZ
/-ɐʉ̯ˈfə.lɐːks/
SCOT
/ˌkaɹ.di.əˈfɪ.laks/
SCOT
/-oˈfɪ.laks/
IN
/ˌkaːʳ.ɖiː.oˈfɪ.laks/
IN
/-oːˈfɪ.laːks/
词形变化
cardiophylaxes
复数
cardiophylaxes
释义与例句
n.
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1.
A piece of body armour—originally a metal breastplate or pair of plates—worn in classical antiquity to protect the region of the heart. Typically circular or square discs, fastened by leather straps, used in Italy from the Villanovan and Etruscan periods (7th century BCE) and later by Roman Republican legionaries and gladiators such as provocatores.
Near-synonym: pectorale
词源
Borrowed from Latin cardiophylax, derived from Ancient Greek καρδία (kardía) + φύλαξ (phúlax).
来源：wiktionary