phalanx
noun /ˈfælæŋks/
/ˈfeɪlæŋks/
(formal)- (plural phalanxes)a group of people or things standing very close together
密集的人(或事物) - The protesters ran into a solid phalanx of riot police.
抗议者遇到了一大群防暴警察。
- The protesters ran into a solid phalanx of riot police.
- (plural phalanges(anatomy/fəˈlændʒiz//fəˈlændʒiz/)
) a bone of the finger or toe解剖学 密集的人(或事物)
词源mid 16th cent. (denoting a body of Macedonian infantry): via Latin from Greek.