lansquenet

名词 n.
/ˈlɑːnskəˌnɛt/|/ˈlanskəˌnɛt/    /ˌlænskəˈnɛt/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Any of a class of German mercenaries of the 15th and 16th centuries, most of whom were pikemen and foot soldiers. countable,historical
    — […] arising out of this festival there was established an individual lansquenet tradition, in speech and outward appearance, and the bare, sunburnt necks of the vagabond soldiers, their baggy garments hanging in shreds, and their short swords, could be seen all over the country for long afterwards.
  2. A gambling card game in which the dealer is given an initial card and the players another; cards are then turned up until the value (rank) of one of those cards is met. uncountable
    — “I'm through with all pawn-games,” I laughed. “Come, let us have a game of lansquenet. Either I will take a farewell fall out of you or you will have your sevenfold revenge”.

词形变化

lansquenets plural lambskinnet alternative,obsolete Landsknecht alternative landsknecht alternative lansknecht alternative lanzknecht alternative lansquenette alternative

词源

Borrowed from French lansquenet, from German Landsknecht, from Lands (“of the land”) + Knecht (“servant”). Doublet of Landsknecht.
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