manacle
manacle — 名詞
1. one of a pair of metal rings connected by a chain, locked around a prisoner's wr
手銬；腳鐐
以鐵鍊相連的金屬雙環，用以銬住囚犯手腳
one of a pair of metal rings connected by a chain, locked around a prisoner's wrists or ankles to stop them from moving freely.
The guard fitted iron manacles around Trang's wrists before leading her to the cell.
警衛將鐵手銬扣在 Trang 的手腕上，然後帶她走向牢房。
manacles around [body part]
Élise stared at the heavy manacles on her ankles, the chain clinking softly.
Élise 盯著腳踝上沉重的腳鐐，鐵鍊輕輕作響。
The constable produced a pair of manacles from his belt and locked them around the thief's wrists.
巡警從腰帶取出一副手銬，鎖在小偷的雙腕上。
Fatima's manacles were struck off with a mallet, the heavy iron falling to the stone floor with a clatter.
Fatima 的手銬被木槌敲開，沉重的鐵環噹啷一聲落在石地上。
Baraka could feel the cold metal of the manacles biting into his skin.
Baraka 能感覺到冰冷的手銬金屬緊咬著他的皮膚。
用法筆記
Almost always used in the plural (manacles), since the restraint comes as a connected pair.
常見錯誤
manacle — 動詞
- manaclepresent simple I / you / we / they
- manacles3rd person singular
- manacling-ing form
- manacledpast simple
1. to fasten metal cuffs around someone's wrists or ankles so they cannot move free
上銬；銬住
用金屬銬具鎖住人的手腕或腳踝
to fasten metal cuffs around someone's wrists or ankles so they cannot move freely.
The guards manacled William's hands behind his back before the long journey.
警衛將 William 的雙手銬在背後，準備踏上漫長的押解路程。
manacled + [body part] behind [body part]
Mira was manacled to the iron bar by both wrists throughout the night.
Mira 整夜被銬在鐵欄杆上，雙腕都被鎖住。
passive: be manacled to [object]
The bailiff manacled the convicted man and led him down the stone steps.
法警將那名被定罪的男子上銬，帶他走下石階。
The police found Emre manacled to a heavy pipe in the abandoned warehouse.
警方發現 Emre 被銬在廢棄倉庫的一根沉重水管上。
The judge ordered that Hakim not be manacled; he sat in the dock with his hands free.
法官下令 Hakim 不得被上銬；他坐在被告席上，雙手自由。
文法句型
manacle + [person]
manacle + [body part]
manacle + [person] + to + [object]
用法筆記
Common in historical or literary writing; 'handcuffed' is the everyday modern equivalent for describing police arrests.