n. 〈史〉火枪,(尤指)滑膛枪
网络 步枪; 火枪; 滑膛枪
I hunted with a musket two years ago.
两年前我用滑膛枪打猎。
Musket shots could be heard below at the spot where the lines were closest.
在山下,在军使走过的地方,可以听见砰砰的枪声。
Every last word, by thunder! ´answered John.´ Refuse that, and you´ve seen the last of me but musket - balls. ´.
“句句是实,我赌咒!”约翰答道。“要是你拒绝的话,你就等着吃枪子儿吧,休想再见到我。”
That became musca in Latin, then the diminutive muschetta and ultimately—by now a weapon, not a projectile—musket.
这个词(mice)在拉丁语中写作“musca(苍蝇)”,加上后缀又变成“muschetta”,最后演变成“musket”——滑膛枪,一种兵器而不是弹射装置。
Admiral Nelson´s encounter as a plucky 14-year-old midshipman fighting only with the butt of his musket is surely a myth, but others are true.
纳尔逊海军上将时为一名勇敢的14岁的少尉候补官,他仅用滑膛枪托与遭遇的北极熊搏斗的故事可以肯定是个神话,不过其他的故事倒是真的。