| 释义 |
ˈwar-proof, n. and a.
a. n. Valour tried in war.
b. adj. Able to resist a hostile attack.
a.1599Shakes. Hen. V, iii. i. 18 On, on, you Noblish English, Whose blood is fet from Fathers of Warre-proofe.
b.1777Potter æschylus, Suppliants 81 A surer refuge Than tow'r or shield war-proof an altar gives. 1819Keats Otho iii. ii. 34 Your knights, found war-proof in the bloody field, Speed to the game. |
