gladius

/gley-dee-uhs/US // ˈgleɪ di əs //

斗牛士,欣欣然,欣然,欣欣

Definitions

n.名词 noun

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plural gla·di·i [gley-dee-ahy]. /ˈgleɪ diˌaɪ/.
- : a short sword used in ancient Rome by legionaries.

The fish referred to is in all likelihood Histiophorus gladius, a species very closely related to, if not identical with, our own.
It is a common saying that Gula plures occidit quam gladius.
The European species, common in the Mediterranean, is the Xiphias gladius of naturalists.
Slowly he drew his short-bladed, heavy gladius from its sheath.
I'll take that sword there—no scabbard—and two daggers, besides my gladius.