maniples

maniples

美 　英

• n.天主教神父左臂上佩的饰带；(古罗马军团的)步兵支队
• 网络小队

词形变化

复数：maniples  

英汉解释

n.	1. 天主教神父左臂上佩的饰带 2. (古罗马军团的)步兵支队

英英解释

n.	1. in the ancient Roman army, a subdivision of a legion, containing 60 or 120 men. 2. in the Christian church, a silk band or folded napkin formerly worn on the left arm of somebody administering Communion

例句

Many institutions, from neolithic villages to the maniples of the Roman army, seem to be organised around the Dunbar number.

从新石器时代的村落，到罗马军团中队，许多机构都似乎是围绕邓巴人数来组建。

Most of the maniples went into battle as separate blocks of men in a square formation that looked something like a checkerboard from above.

大多数“战团”投入战斗的时候，会独立形成一个个方阵，看上去好象一幅国际象棋棋盘的样子。