palaestra

n. 角力学校, 体育场

发音

UK /pəˈliːstɹə/
UK /pəˈlaɪstɹə/
US /pəˈlɛstɹə/
US /pəˈlistɹə/

词形变化

palaestrae palaestras 复数 palaestras palaestrae 复数

别名

palestra palæstra palaistra

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A public area in ancient Greece and Rome dedicated to the teaching and practice of wrestling and other sports; a wrestling school, a gymnasium.

    历史
  2. 2.

    An arena for literal or figurative combat; a battlefield.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

palestra

上位词 2

field playing field

词源

From Middle French palestre, from Old French, from Latin palaestra, from Ancient Greek παλαίστρα (palaístra, “wrestling school”).

来源：wiktionary