From Ancient Greek ὁπλίτης (hoplítēs, “heavily armed foot-soldier”), from ὅπλον (hóplon, “arms, armor, weapon”) (from which English hopl-). Compare Latin hoplomachus (“gladiator”).
释义（英文）
名词Noun
(historical) A heavily-armed infantry soldier of Ancient Greece, wielding a one-handed spear and an aspis.