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复合词,源自中古英语 spear(矛) + man(人),最早记录于14世纪。
❶ 指使用长矛作为武器的士兵或战士,尤指古代或中世纪的步兵单位成员。
“The spearmen formed a defensive line against the cavalry charge.”
(长矛兵排成防线抵御骑兵冲锋。)
“In ancient battles, spearmen were crucial for holding the front lines.”
(在古代战役中,长矛兵对守住前线至关重要。)
spearman's rank — 统计学中的斯皮尔曼等级相关系数,用于衡量两个变量的单调关系。
“We used Spearman's rank to analyze the correlation between the two datasets.”
(我们使用斯皮尔曼等级相关系数分析两组数据的相关性。)