phalanxes
n.方阵(phalanx的复数形式):古希腊的密集步兵方阵,通常由重装步兵组成,排列紧密,以强大的攻击力和防御力著称。
例句
From then on battles were won not by individual champions but through the weight of massed hoplite phalanxes breaking through enemy ranks.
自从有了甲兵后,战场上已不再以个人武力决胜负,而是依靠大批甲兵方阵来冲破敌人的队形。