The Spartans were a warlike people.是什么意思？

The Spartans were a warlike people.

斯巴达人是尚武的民族.

the

art. 指已提到的人（物），指说话人与听者已知的人（物），用于独一无二的事物前，与形容词最高级和序数词连用；

例句
He did have a real knowledge of the country...
他对该国的确知之甚多。

spartans

n. 斯巴达（spartan的复数形式）；

例句
Leonidas and his Spartans held their ground.
利奥尼达斯和他的斯巴达士兵守住了阵地.

were

be的过去时复数和第二人称单数形式，有时代替 was,用于条件从句、动词 wish 之后等；

例句
Shops, houses, and vehicles were set ablaze.
店铺、房子和车辆全都陷于火海。

warlike

adj. 好战的，尚武的，军事的，与战争有关的；

例句
They were warlike and imperialistic.
他们穷兵黩武,帝国主义色彩浓厚。

people

n. 人，人类，居民，人民，种族；vt. 居住于，布满，使住满人，在…殖民，把动物放养在；

例句
Most people have very little difficulty in seeing why a Van Gogh is a work of genius.
多数人不难理解为什么凡·高的作品是天才之作。