cutlass

/ˈkʌtləs/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈkʌtləs/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈkət-ləs/ (ame, mw)

cutlass — noun

  • cutlasssingular
  • cutlassesplural

1. a heavy sword for fighting at sea, usually curved and sharpened on only one side

1.名詞C1
釋義

a heavy sword for fighting at sea, usually curved and sharpened on only one side, once common on pirate ships and sailing vessels

例句

The pirate captain raised his cutlass and shouted for the crew to attack.

pirate setting: raise a cutlass before an attack

A rusted cutlass hung above the fireplace in Elena's seaside inn.

同義詞
  • sword

    the general word for a bladed weapon of this kind

  • saber

    usually lighter and linked with cavalry or fencing rather than pirates

  • machete

    a broad chopping blade used mainly as a tool, not a shipboard sword

文法句型

a cutlass

draw/wield/swing a cutlass

用法筆記

Usually appears in historical, pirate, or costume contexts rather than modern everyday life. In singular form it normally takes a determiner such as a or the.

常見錯誤

❌The sailor fought with cutlass.
✅The sailor fought with a cutlass.
💡singular countable nouns need an article.