cutlass

/ˈkʌtləs/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈkʌtləs/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈkət-ləs/ (ame, mw)

cutlass — 名詞

  • cutlasssingular
  • cutlassesplural

1. a heavy sword for fighting at sea, usually curved and sharpened on only one side

1.名詞C1
釋義

短彎刀

舊時水手或海盜常用的短型彎刀

a heavy sword for fighting at sea, usually curved and sharpened on only one side, once common on pirate ships and sailing vessels

例句

The pirate captain raised his cutlass and shouted for the crew to attack.

海盜船長舉起短彎刀，朝船員大喊要他們進攻。

pirate setting: raise a cutlass before an attack

A rusted cutlass hung above the fireplace in Elena's seaside inn.

Elena 的海邊旅店裡，壁爐上方掛著一把生鏽的短彎刀。

同義詞
  • sword

    the general word for a bladed weapon of this kind

  • saber

    usually lighter and linked with cavalry or fencing rather than pirates

  • machete

    a broad chopping blade used mainly as a tool, not a shipboard sword

文法句型

a cutlass

draw/wield/swing a cutlass

用法筆記

Usually appears in historical, pirate, or costume contexts rather than modern everyday life. In singular form it normally takes a determiner such as a or the.

常見錯誤

❌The sailor fought with cutlass.
✅The sailor fought with a cutlass.
💡singular countable nouns need an article.