maniples

maniples

美 　英

• n.天主教神父左臂上佩的飾帶；(古羅馬軍團的)步兵支隊
• 網絡小隊

詞形變化

復數：maniples  

英漢解釋

n.	1. 天主教神父左臂上佩的飾帶 2. (古羅馬軍團的)步兵支隊

英英解釋

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.

從新石器時代的村落，到羅馬軍團中隊，許多機構都似乎是圍繞鄧巴人數來組建。

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

大多數“戰團”投入戰斗的時候，會獨立形成一個個方陣，看上去好象一幅國際象棋棋盤的樣子。