"target for tilting and jousting practice," c. 1400 (in Anglo-Latin from mid-13c.), from Old French quintaine or directly from Medieval Latin quintana; perhaps from Latin quintana "of the fifth" (see quinque-), which as a noun meant "the business part of a camp," on the supposition that this was where military exercises were done [OED].
双语例句
1. Then she went into the small home park where the quintain was erected.
随后,她又走进竖立起枪靶子的那片宅内的小花园.
来自辞典例句
实用场景例句
Then she went into the small home park where the quintain was erected.
