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

cataphract

/ˈkatəfrakt

noun archaic

A soldier in full armour.Roman cataphracts wore similar armour from the second century ad, and transmitted the tradition of armouring arms and legs to the heaviest units of the Byzantine cavalry....

However, its importance should not be overemphasized, for very effective heavy cavalry - notably the cataphracts of the Byzantine empire - had coped well without it.
Defensively the cataphracts would protect the Roman flanks and rear from enemy cavalry attacks, both by arrow volleys and close range combat.

Origin

Late 17th century: via Latin from Greek kataphraktos 'clothed in full armour'.

单词	cataphract
释义	cataphract /ˈkatəfrakt / noun archaic A soldier in full armour.Roman cataphracts wore similar armour from the second century ad, and transmitted the tradition of armouring arms and legs to the heaviest units of the Byzantine cavalry.... However, its importance should not be overemphasized, for very effective heavy cavalry - notably the cataphracts of the Byzantine empire - had coped well without it. Defensively the cataphracts would protect the Roman flanks and rear from enemy cavalry attacks, both by arrow volleys and close range combat. Origin Late 17th century: via Latin from Greek kataphraktos 'clothed in full armour'.
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