quinquereme

quinquereme
[ˈkwɪŋkwɪˌriːm]
noun
  1. an ancient Roman or Greek galley of a kind believed to have had three banks of oars, the oars in the top two banks being rowed by pairs of oarsmen and the oars in the bottom bank being rowed by single oarsmen
    (古罗马或希腊的)三排桨大木船
语源
  1. mid 16th cent.: from Latin quinqueremis, from quinque 'five' + remus 'oar'
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