artillery
/ɑːˈtɪlərɪ/noun
(pl. -ies)［mass noun］
1- large-calibre guns used in warfare on land大炮：
tanks and heavy artillery.
坦克和重型大炮。
1.1
- a military detachment or branch of the armed forces that uses such guns炮兵部队。
派生词
artillerist
noun词源
late Middle English: from Old French artillerie, from artiller, alteration of atillier 'equip， arm'， probably a variant of atirier, from a- （from Latin ad 'to， at'） + tire 'rank， order'.