| 释义 |
quintain/ˈkwintin/n. hist. [史义] 1 a post set up as a mark in tilting, and often provided with a sandbag to swing round and strike an unsuccessful tilter 矛靶 2 the medieval military exercise of tilting at such a mark (中世纪骑士练习冲刺的)持矛刺靶练习 [Middle English from Old French quintaine, perhaps ultimately via Latin quintana, a street in a Roman camp separating the fifth and sixth maniples, from quintus (manipulus) ‘fifth (maniple)’] |