cestus
cestus — 名詞
1. an old word for a belt or sash worn by a woman, especially in classical stories
女腰帶
古典或古代服飾中的女性腰帶
an old word for a belt or sash worn by a woman, especially in classical stories or descriptions of ancient dress.
The statue showed a jeweled cestus fastened over the goddess's flowing robe.
那尊雕像顯示女神在飄逸長袍外繫著一條鑲寶石的女腰帶。
wear a cestus over a robe
In the museum case, the silk cestus lay beside a pair of bronze sandals.
在博物館的展示櫃裡，那條絲質女腰帶放在一雙青銅涼鞋旁邊。
Alessia tied a gold cestus around her waist for the stage scene.
Alessia 為了那場舞台戲，把一條金色女腰帶繫在腰間。
The poem praised Venus by mentioning the bright cestus at her waist.
那首詩讚美 Venus 時，提到了她腰間那條明亮的女腰帶。
文法句型
wear a cestus
tie a cestus around the waist
用法筆記
Mostly seen in translations of classical mythology or in descriptions of ancient costume. For ordinary modern clothing, English speakers normally say belt or sash instead.
2. a leather hand covering for ancient Roman fighters, often weighted with metal so
金屬拳套
古羅馬拳手戴的加重皮革拳套
a leather hand covering for ancient Roman fighters, often weighted with metal so it struck like a weapon.
The boxer strapped a heavy cestus onto his fist before the Roman match.
那名拳手在古羅馬比賽前，把沉重的金屬拳套綁到拳頭上。
strap a cestus onto the fist
In the mosaic, one fighter lifted a studded cestus above his shoulder.
在那幅馬賽克畫裡，一名鬥士把帶釘的金屬拳套舉到肩膀上方。
The guide explained that a cestus could leave deep cuts on skin.
導覽員解釋說，金屬拳套可能會在皮膚上留下很深的傷口。
For the film, David trained with a padded cestus made to resemble bronze.
為了那部電影，David 用一副做得像青銅的襯墊金屬拳套受訓。
- gauntlet
a protective armored glove, not specifically a Roman fighting weapon
- brass knuckles
a modern metal hand weapon with a similar damaging purpose
文法句型
wear a cestus on the hand
fight with a cestus
用法筆記
This is a historical term for brutal Roman boxing gear. Unlike a modern boxing glove, a cestus was designed to hurt the opponent rather than cushion the blow.