truncheon

/ˈtrʌntʃən/ (bre, ipa) · [trˈʌntʃɪn] /ˈtrʌntʃən/ (ame, ipa) · [trˈʌntʃɪn] /ˈtrən-chən How to pronounce truncheon (audio)/ (ame, mw)

truncheon — noun

  • truncheonsingular
  • truncheonsplural

1. a short hard stick that a police officer carries and uses to push back or hit pe

1.名詞B2
釋義

a short hard stick that a police officer carries and uses to push back or hit people who are refusing to obey orders, especially during a protest or fight

例句

A protester was hit on the arm by a police truncheon during the street demonstration.

Piotr watched the officer put away his truncheon after the angry crowd moved back.

同義詞
  • baton

    more formal and also used in military contexts; the preferred term in many police forces today

  • nightstick

    American English; especially common for the short, modern stick carried by US police

  • billy club

    American English, informal; older term for a police officer's short stick

用法筆記

Frequently collocates with 'police' or 'officer's'. More common in British English than American English, where 'baton' or 'nightstick' is preferred.

常見錯誤

❌The farmer used a truncheon to herd the sheep.
✅The farmer used a stick to herd the sheep.
💡'truncheon' specifically refers to a weapon carried by a police officer, not any general stick.

truncheon — verb