"slingers" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 投石手

Definition

投石手是指使用投石器發射石塊或其他拋射物的人，特別是古代戰士。這個詞也可以指使用彈弓等人。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

主要用於歷史或軍事語境，多指古代兵種，日常生活中幾乎不用。現代華語很少用作俚語。

Examples

The ancient army had many slingers to attack from a distance.

古代軍隊有許多**投石手**用於遠程攻擊。

The slingers threw stones faster than archers shot arrows.

**投石手**扔石頭比弓箭手射箭還快。

Some slingers carried special stones for battle.

有些**投石手**會攜帶專用石頭參戰。

Back then, slingers could hit targets hundreds of meters away.

那時，**投石手**能擊中幾百米外的目標。

Some historians believe slingers were as important as archers in battle.

有歷史學家認為，**投石手**在戰鬥中的作用和弓箭手一樣重要。

Instead of swords, the island warriors trained as slingers to defend their homes.

島上的戰士不是拿劍，而是訓練成為**投石手**來保護家園。