chainmail
chainmail — 名詞
1. a type of protective clothing worn in battle, made from many small metal rings l
鎖子甲
金屬環編織的戰甲
a type of protective clothing worn in battle, made from many small metal rings linked together to form a flexible covering for the body.
The museum's medieval exhibit featured a suit of chainmail that had belonged to a twelfth-century knight.
博物館的中世紀展區展出了一套鎖子甲，它曾屬於一位十二世紀的騎士。
collocation: suit of chainmail
Chainmail was effective against sword cuts but offered little protection from arrows.
鎖子甲能有效抵擋劍砍，但對弓箭的防護力很弱。
passive: was effective against / offered little protection from
- mail
shorter historical term for the same material; sounds more specialised
- chain armour
chiefly British spelling; less common in modern usage
- plate armour
a different type of medieval body protection made from large metal plates rather than rings
文法句型
chainmail [is/was] ...
suit of chainmail
用法筆記
also written as chain mail (two words); the term 'mail' alone can refer to the same material.