Parthian
[pɑ:θiәn]
解釋/意思:
(noun.) the Iranian language spoken in the Parthian kingdom (250 BC to AD 226).
(noun.) a native or inhabitant of Parthia.
(adj.) pertaining to Parthia or its people or language or culture; 'Parthian archeology' .
編輯:纳内特--From WordNet
解釋/意思:
(a.) Of or pertaining to ancient Parthia, in Asia.
(n.) A native Parthia.
埃尔顿校對
解釋/意思:
adj. of or belonging to Parthia in Persia.—A Parthian shot a shot or blow given while pretending to fly a parting shot.
校對:琳达
例句/造句/用法:
- His feint of thrusting, followed instantly by a happily delivered blow which unhelmeted the Parthian, was received with hearty applause. 馬克·吐溫. 傻子出國記.
- The Parthian prisoner fought bravely and well; and well he might, for he was fighting for both life and liberty. 馬克·吐溫. 傻子出國記.
- The Parthian and German militias, too, were always respectable, and upon several occasions, gained very considerable advantages over the Roman armies. 亞當·斯密. 國富論.
- And he went away with a Parthian grin and glance which he thought must finish Mrs. Osborne completely. 威廉·梅克比斯·薩克雷. 名利場.
- We stood as marks, while Parthian Pestilence aimed and shot, insatiated by conquest, unobstructed by the heaps of slain. 瑪麗·雪萊. 最後一個人.
- The Parthians of the first century B.C. probably mingled Scythian and Mongolian elements. 赫伯特·喬治·威爾斯. 世界史綱.
- But Crassus was less quick than Darius to realize the need of withdrawal, and the Parthians were better bowmen than the Scythians Darius met. 赫伯特·喬治·威爾斯. 世界史綱.
- From the east the Scythians and the Parthians and Bactrians also drove southward. 赫伯特·喬治·威爾斯. 世界史綱.
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