saltire

英語

The Saint Andrew's cross or saltire (2)（蘇格蘭國旗）

Saint Patrick's Cross, a red saltire (1) on a white background

詞源

源自中古法語 saultoir (對比法語 sautoir)，源自sauter (“跳躍”) + -oir，源自拉丁語 saltāre (“跳舞，跳躍”) + -orium, -oria。

發音

• (標準英音) 國際音標^(幫助)：/ˈsæl.taɪə/, /ˈsɔːl-/
• 斷字：sal‧tire

• 音頻 (英式)

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名詞

saltire (複數 saltires)

1. (紋章) X形
2. 圣安德鲁旗（Saint Andrew's cross），蘇格蘭國旗
   • 2011 10月 1, Tom Fordyce, “Rugby World Cup 2011: England 16 – 12 Scotland”, 出自 BBC體育‎^[1]，於26 September 2016歸檔自原頁面:

     But the World Cup winning veteran's left boot was awry again, the attempt sliced horribly wide of the left upright, and the saltires were waving aloft again a moment later when a long pass in the England midfield was picked off to almost offer up a breakaway try.

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近義詞

• (X形)： crux decussata
• (蘇格蘭國旗)： Saint Andrew's cross

異序詞

• A-lister, Altiers, Lasiter, Raelist, airtels, railest, realist, retails, saltier, slatier, tailers