英语词汇“cuirassier”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

cuirassier

/ˌkwɪrəˈsiːə

/ /kɥiʀasje/

noun historical

A cavalry soldier wearing a cuirass.He quotes French cuirassiers (heavy cavalrymen) as saying that their sabers were ‘virtually useless in hand-to-hand cavalry fighting’....

By 1804, twelve French heavy cavalry regiments had become cuirassiers, with cuirasses and steel helmets.
Cavalry forces evolved into four categories throughout the ages: the cuirassier or heavy cavalryman, the lancer, the dragoon or mounted infantryman, and the light cavalry.

Origin

Mid 16th century: French, from cuirasse, from Old French cuirace (see cuirass).

单词	cuirassier
释义	cuirassier /ˌkwɪrəˈsiːə / /kɥiʀasje/ noun historical A cavalry soldier wearing a cuirass.He quotes French cuirassiers (heavy cavalrymen) as saying that their sabers were ‘virtually useless in hand-to-hand cavalry fighting’.... By 1804, twelve French heavy cavalry regiments had become cuirassiers, with cuirasses and steel helmets. Cavalry forces evolved into four categories throughout the ages: the cuirassier or heavy cavalryman, the lancer, the dragoon or mounted infantryman, and the light cavalry. Origin Mid 16th century: French, from cuirasse, from Old French cuirace (see cuirass).
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