| 单词 | sword-arm |
| 释义 | > as lemmassword-arm sword-arm n. the arm with which the sword is wielded, the right arm; also rhetorically = military power or action, and figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > external parts of body > limb > arm > [noun] armeOE brawna1382 hand?a1425 branch1594 bridle arm1622 shield-arm1640 smiter1673 sword-arm1687 fin1785 pistol arm1800 spade-arm1804 pinion1848 liver wing1855 bow-arm1860 meathook1919 gun1973 society > armed hostility > military power > [noun] swordc1000 strengthOE powerc1300 force1303 land-power1490 bayonet1775 sword-arm1838 sabre1851 sword-craft1855 1687 W. Hope Scots Fencing-master 159 Stand not to an Ordinary Guard, for then he would Disable your sword Arm. 1770 H. Brooke Fool of Quality V. xvii. 167 I feel a little smart in my sword arm. 1833 Regulations Instr. Cavalry i. iv. 133 The ‘Guard’ is continued by moving the sword-arm..to the right. 1838 E. Bulwer-Lytton Leila ii. i. 56 Methinks our best wisdom lies in the sword-arm. 1895 E. Wood Cavalry Waterloo Campaign iv. 107 His sword-arm being so hacked by sabres as to be practically severed. 1916 W. F. Monypenny & G. E. Buckle Life Disraeli IV. xiii. 480 Gathorne Hardy, who succeeded to Cairns's place as his ‘sword-arm’ when the fight was fierce in the House of Commons. < as lemmas |
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