Definition of testudo in English:

testudo

nounPlural testudines, Plural testudos tɛˈstjuːdəʊtɛˈstuːdəʊtɛˈst(j)udoʊ

1(in ancient Rome) a wheeled screen with an arched roof, used to protect besieging troops.
（古罗马用于保护攻城军队而装于车轮上的）穹形护顶
Example sentencesExamples
- It was usually the same men in each testudo as each had to know exactly where he was to be placed.
- When the bombardment failed, Salisbury's men built a testudo or "tortoise," a wheeled covered shed under which his men worked battering rams.
- Miles did attempt to make a contribution to operations in Cuba, in the form of a little invention based on the ancient Roman testudo.
1. 1.1 A protective screen formed by a body of troops holding their shields above their heads in such a way that the shields overlap.
  （由一队士兵举盾围成的）龟甲形连环盾
  Example sentencesExamples
  Roman soldiers used to form a testudo or tortoise, by some putting their shields over their heads and others in front.
  The testudo, the tortoise formation, involved raising the scutums into a shell.

Origin

Late Middle English: from Latin, literally 'tortoise', from testa 'tile, shell'.

Rhymes

escudo, judo, ludo, pseudo, Trudeau

Definition of testudo in US English:

testudo

nounteˈst(y)o͞odōtɛˈst(j)udoʊ

1(in ancient Rome) a screen on wheels and with an arched roof, used to protect besieging troops.
（古罗马用于保护攻城军队而装于车轮上的）穹形护顶
Example sentencesExamples
- Miles did attempt to make a contribution to operations in Cuba, in the form of a little invention based on the ancient Roman testudo.
- When the bombardment failed, Salisbury's men built a testudo or "tortoise," a wheeled covered shed under which his men worked battering rams.
- It was usually the same men in each testudo as each had to know exactly where he was to be placed.
1. 1.1 A protective screen formed by a body of troops holding their shields above their heads in such a way that the shields overlap.
  （由一队士兵举盾围成的）龟甲形连环盾
  Example sentencesExamples
  Roman soldiers used to form a testudo or tortoise, by some putting their shields over their heads and others in front.
  The testudo, the tortoise formation, involved raising the scutums into a shell.

Origin

Late Middle English: from Latin, literally ‘tortoise’, from testa ‘tile, shell’.

单词	testudo
释义	Definition of testudo in English: testudo nounPlural testudines, Plural testudos tɛˈstjuːdəʊtɛˈstuːdəʊtɛˈst(j)udoʊ 1(in ancient Rome) a wheeled screen with an arched roof, used to protect besieging troops. （古罗马用于保护攻城军队而装于车轮上的）穹形护顶 Example sentencesExamples It was usually the same men in each testudo as each had to know exactly where he was to be placed. When the bombardment failed, Salisbury's men built a testudo or "tortoise," a wheeled covered shed under which his men worked battering rams. Miles did attempt to make a contribution to operations in Cuba, in the form of a little invention based on the ancient Roman testudo. 1.1 A protective screen formed by a body of troops holding their shields above their heads in such a way that the shields overlap. （由一队士兵举盾围成的）龟甲形连环盾 Example sentencesExamples Roman soldiers used to form a testudo or tortoise, by some putting their shields over their heads and others in front. The testudo, the tortoise formation, involved raising the scutums into a shell. Origin Late Middle English: from Latin, literally 'tortoise', from testa 'tile, shell'. Rhymes escudo, judo, ludo, pseudo, Trudeau Definition of testudo in US English: testudo nounteˈst(y)o͞odōtɛˈst(j)udoʊ 1(in ancient Rome) a screen on wheels and with an arched roof, used to protect besieging troops. （古罗马用于保护攻城军队而装于车轮上的）穹形护顶 Example sentencesExamples Miles did attempt to make a contribution to operations in Cuba, in the form of a little invention based on the ancient Roman testudo. When the bombardment failed, Salisbury's men built a testudo or "tortoise," a wheeled covered shed under which his men worked battering rams. It was usually the same men in each testudo as each had to know exactly where he was to be placed. 1.1 A protective screen formed by a body of troops holding their shields above their heads in such a way that the shields overlap. （由一队士兵举盾围成的）龟甲形连环盾 Example sentencesExamples Roman soldiers used to form a testudo or tortoise, by some putting their shields over their heads and others in front. The testudo, the tortoise formation, involved raising the scutums into a shell. Origin Late Middle English: from Latin, literally ‘tortoise’, from testa ‘tile, shell’.
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