arbalestn.
英 'ɑːbəlest | 美 'ɑrbəlɛst
中文n. 劲弩(中世纪发射矢石用的)
词根词源
arbalest (n.)"crossbow," c. 1300, from Old French arbaleste "large crossbow with a crank" (12c., Modern French arbalète), from Vulgar Latin arbalista, from Late Latin arcuballista "catapult," from Latin arcus "bow" (see arc (n.)) + ballista "machine for throwing projectiles" (see ballistic). German armbrust is from the same French word but mangled by folk etymology.
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