vergescu

发音

US /ˈvɝ.d͡ʒɛs.k(j)u/
UK /ˈvɜː.d͡ʒɛs.k(j)u/

别名

vergescue

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The white shield that was the mark of novice knights, especially in Arthurian legend.

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词源

From Middle English [Term?], from Old French vierge escu (literally “virgin shield”). It was white because it lacked a background or devices, which celebrated accomplishments, of which the knight had none.

来源：wiktionary