phalangite

发音

/ˈfæləndʒaɪt/

词形变化

phalangites 复数 phalangites

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A soldier belonging to a phalanx.

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  2. 2.

    Specifically, a pikeman fighting in a Macedonian phalanx, armed with a two-handed pike and using a smaller shield than the hoplite's aspis.

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词源

Ultimately from Ancient Greek φαλαγγίτης (phalangítēs), equivalent to phalanx + -ite.

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