testudo
testudo
[tɛˈstjuːdəʊ, -ˈstuː-]
(pl. testudos或testudines -dɪniːz)
[tɛˈstjuːdəʊ, -ˈstuː-]
(pl. testudos或testudines -dɪniːz)
- (in ancient Rome) a screen on wheels and with an arched roof, used to protect besieging troops
（古罗马用于保护攻城军队而装于车轮上的）穹形护顶
■a protective screen formed by a body of troops holding their shields above their heads in such a way that the shields overlap
（由一队士兵举盾围成的）龟甲形连环盾
- late Middle English: from Latin, literally 'tortoise', from testa 'tile, shell'
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