maniple

n. 弥撒带, 步兵中队队 [医] 一把, 少量

发音

UK /ˈmænɪp(ə)l/
其它
US /ˈmænəpəl/

词形变化

maniples 复数

别名

manyple mainipul manypule manaple manipul manipule manuple manipil

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A division of the Roman army numbering 120 (or sometimes 60) soldiers exclusive of officers; (generally, obsolete) any small body of soldiers.

    政治 军事
  2. 2.

    In Western Christianity, an ornamental band or scarf worn upon the left arm as a part of the vestments of a priest in the Roman Catholic Church, and sometimes the Church of England.

    历史 宗教
  3. 3.

    A hand; a fist.

    非正式 废旧
  4. 1.

    A handful.

    废旧

词源

From Late Middle English maniple, manyple (“scarf worn as vestment, maniple”), borrowed from Middle French, Old French maniple, manipule (“handful; troop of soldiers; scarf worn as vestment”) (modern French manipule), from Latin manipulus (“bundle, handful; troop of soldiers”), from manus (“hand”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)meh₂- (“to beckon, signal”)) + the weakened root of pleō (“to fill; to fulfil”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- (“to fill”)). The English word is cognate with Italian manipulo (“scarf worn as vestment”) (obsolete), manipolo (“handful; troop of soldiers; scarf worn as vestment”). Sense 2 (“part of a priest’s vestments”) is probably from the fact that the item was originally carried in the hand. It may originate from a handkerchief or napkin worn by Roman consuls as an indication of rank.

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