| 单词 | phalanx |
| 释义 | Word Frequency phalanx(ˈfælæŋks) nounWord forms: plural phalanxes or phalanges (fæˈlændʒiːz) 1. an ancient Greek and Macedonian battle formation of hoplites presenting long spears from behind a wall of overlapping shields 2. any closely ranked unit or mass of people the police formed a phalanx to protect the embassy 3. a number of people united for a common purpose 4. (in Fourierism) a group of approximately 1800 persons forming a commune in which all property is collectively owned 5. anatomy any of the bones of the fingers or toes ▶ Related adjective: phalangeal 6. botany a. a bundle of stamens, joined together by their stalks (filaments) b. a form of vegetative spread in which the advance is on a broad front, as in the common reed Compare guerrilla Word origin C16: via Latin from Greek: infantry formation in close ranks, bone of finger or toe |
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