backplate

IPA/bˈakpleɪt/
IPA/bˈækpleɪt/

backplate — 名詞

1. a metal plate that protects the back, most commonly forming the rear part of a f

1.名詞C1
釋義

背甲

鎧甲背部的金屬片

a metal plate that protects the back, most commonly forming the rear part of a fighter's body armor in medieval times

例句

Sade found a rusty backplate in the cellar, engraved with a knight's family crest.

Sade 在地窖裡發現一塊生鏽的背甲,上面刻著一名騎士的家族徽章。

concrete historical context showing the object

Arjun watched the blacksmith hammer a steel backplate on the anvil, sparks flying.

Arjun 看著鐵匠在鐵砧上敲打一塊鋼製背甲,火花四處飛濺。

material (steel) and trade context (blacksmith)

同義詞
  • back piece

    a less technical term; describes the same part of armor without the specific word 'plate'

  • dorsal plate

    a more technical or biological term, sometimes used for armor in scholarly writing

反義詞
  • breastplate

    the armor piece that protects the front of the chest

  • chest plate

    a more general term for the front armor piece

用法筆記

Often paired with 'breastplate' or 'chest plate'; together they form a cuirass, the main body armor of a soldier.

常見錯誤

The knight wore a backplate on his front.
The knight wore a backplate on his back, and a breastplate on his front.
💡'backplate' refers only to the back piece.