cudgel

/ˈkʌdʒl/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈkʌdʒl/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈkə-jəl/ (ame, mw) · /ˈkʌdʒ.əl/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈkʌdʒ.əl/ (ame, ipa)

cudgel — 名詞

  • cudgelsingular
  • cudgelsplural

1. a thick, fairly short club used to hit or threaten people

1.名詞C2
釋義

棍棒

可揮打人的短粗木棍

a thick, fairly short club used to hit or threaten people

例句

The guard at the gate held a heavy cudgel over his shoulder.

大門旁的警衛把一根沉重的棍棒扛在肩上。

carry/hold a cudgel

Museum visitors stopped to study the iron cudgel in the glass case.

參觀博物館的人停下來看玻璃櫃裡的鐵製棍棒。

同義詞
  • club

    A broader word for a heavy stick; it does not always sound old-fashioned.

  • bludgeon

    Usually stresses the weapon's use for brutal hitting.

  • truncheon

    More specific — usually a police club rather than a general heavy stick.

用法筆記

Usually refers to a rough or old-fashioned weapon, not an ordinary stick for walking or work.

常見錯誤

❌He leaned on a cudgel while walking home.
✅He leaned on a walking stick while walking home.
💡A cudgel is a weapon, not a normal stick used for support.

cudgel — 動詞