英语词汇arrow of acestes的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	arrow of acestes
词源	arrow of Acestes. In Greek legend Acestes, scion of a river god, was an unrivaled archer. Acestes had such great strength that in one contest he shot an arrow hard enough that it caught fire flying through the air. Since then arrow of Acestes has come to mean an oratorical point made with fiery brilliance.
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