我们今天所熟知的单词“pirate”或“pyrate”，大概是在公元前一世纪中期的时候，从罗马历史学家波利比乌斯(Polybius)首次使用的词“periato”演变而来的，意思是“海洋掠夺者”。

The word we know today as 'pirate' or 'pyrate' comes from the Roman historian Polybius around the mid 100 BC era, who used the word 'periato' to describe sea marauders.

youdao

不过他们很落后，所使用的武器仍然是石斧和木制盾牌，难以匹敌罗马人手中的钢剑。

But they were very backward. They used stone axes and wooden shields and were no match for the Romans with their steel swords.

youdao