samurai

IPA/ˈsæmuraɪ/
KK[sˈæmʊrˌaɪ]IPA/ˈsæmuraɪ/

samurai — 名詞

  • samuraisingular
  • samuraisplural

1. a high-ranking warrior in feudal Japan who served a lord and lived by the strict

1.名詞B2
釋義

武士

日本封建時代的高階軍人

a high-ranking warrior in feudal Japan who served a lord and lived by the strict honor code of Bushido

例句

The old samurai taught his son the ways of Bushido from a very young age.

那位老武士從小便教導兒子武士道的精神。

noun used with definite article + modifier

When the mountain village was threatened by bandits, a samurai stood guard at the bridge.

當山村遭到盜賊威脅時，一名武士守衛在橋上。

samurai in historical narrative context

常見搭配
  • samurai warrior
  • samurai sword
  • samurai armor
  • samurai class
  • samurai culture
  • samurai code of honor
  • samurai spirit
  • way of the samurai
同義詞
  • knight

    European equivalent; different culture and code of conduct (chivalry vs. Bushido)

  • warrior

    broader term; samurai is a culturally specific type of warrior

  • bushi

    Japanese term for 'warrior'; samurai is a subset of bushi with higher rank

反義詞
  • commoner

    a person of ordinary social rank, unlike the high-ranking samurai

  • peasant

    the lowest feudal class in historical Japan, opposite in social standing

文法句型

samurai + noun

number + samurai

用法筆記

The plural form is the same as the singular: one samurai, two samurai. In modern English, the word is sometimes used metaphorically for someone who shows extraordinary discipline, skill, or loyalty in a non-military field, such as business or sports.

常見錯誤

Many samurais served the daimyo during the Edo period.
Many samurai served the daimyo during the Edo period.
The plural of samurai is the same as the singular; do not add -s.
The samurai fights with a katana.
The samurai fought with a katana.
When referring to historical samurai, use past tense.

同根字

  • bushido
    名詞B2
  • daimyo
    名詞C1
  • shogun
    名詞B2
  • ronin
    名詞C1
  • katana
    名詞B2
  • wakizashi
    名詞C1
  • seppuku
    名詞C1

常見搭配

名詞搭配

常用片語

  • way of the samurai
  • code of the samurai
  • spirit of the samurai