cardiophylax

名词 n.
英 /ˌkɑː.diː.əˈfɪ.laks/|/-əʊ̯ˈfɪ.lɑːks/    美 /ˌkɑɹ.di.əˈfɪ.læks/|/-oʊ̯ˈfɪ.lɑks/|/ˌkɐː.diː.əˈfɪ.læks/|/-əʉ̯ˈfɪ.lɐːks/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A piece of body armour—originally a metal breastplate or pair of plates—worn in classical antiquity to protect the region of the heart. Typically circular or square discs, fastened by leather straps, used in Italy from the Villanovan and Etruscan periods (7th century BCE) and later by Roman Republican legionaries and gladiators such as provocatores.
    — Near-synonym: pectorale

词形变化

cardiophylaxes plural

词源

Borrowed from Latin cardiophylax, derived from Ancient Greek καρδία (kardía) + φύλαξ (phúlax).
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