swash

IPA/swɒʃ/
IPA/swɑːʃ/

swash — 名詞

  • swashsingular
  • swashesplural

1. a long, narrow stretch of seawater that travels through a sandbank or fills the

1.名詞C1
釋義

沙洲水道

沙洲之間的狹窄水道

a long, narrow stretch of seawater that travels through a sandbank or fills the gap between one sandbank and the coast

例句

The fishing boat navigated the narrow swash between the sandbank and the coast.

漁船在沙洲與海岸之間的狹窄水道中航行。

article + adj + noun: 'the narrow swash'

At low tide the swash through the sandbar becomes visible.

退潮時,穿越沙洲的水道變得清晰可見。

常見搭配
  • narrow swash
  • shallow swash
  • swash through [sandbank]
同義詞
  • channel

    a broader, more general term for any water passage; swash is specific to sandbanks

  • passage

    focuses on the connecting function rather than the sandbank context

用法筆記

Almost always used with a location phrase (between/through/along a sandbank, sandbar, or coast).

2. the surging movement of seawater up onto a beach when a wave breaks, or the soft

2.名詞B2
釋義

拍岸浪水

波浪破碎時衝上海灘的水流

the surging movement of seawater up onto a beach when a wave breaks, or the soft sound that this motion makes

例句

The gentle swash of the waves against the hull was strangely calming.

海浪輕拍船身的聲音莫名地令人感到平靜。

collocation: 'gentle swash' + 'of the waves'

We sat on the sand and listened to the swash of the incoming tide.

我們坐在沙灘上,聆聽漲潮時海水拍岸的聲音。

常見搭配
  • gentle swash
  • swash of the waves
  • swash of the tide
同義詞
  • wash

    more general; 'swash' is the specific uprush of a broken wave

  • surge

    emphasises force and volume more than swash does

反義詞
  • backwash

    the return flow of water back down the beach

用法筆記

Used in coastal or ocean-descriptive contexts. Often paired with backwash to describe the two-way motion of water on a beach.

常見錯誤

The swash of rain on the roof kept me awake.
The swash of the waves on the beach kept me awake.
swash is only used for seawater moving on a shore, not for rain.

3. a decorative flourish — a curved tail or extra stroke — that is added onto a pri

3.名詞C1
釋義

裝飾花筆

字母或符號的裝飾性曲線

a decorative flourish — a curved tail or extra stroke — that is added onto a printed or handwritten character, giving the character a more refined appearance

例句

The wedding invitation was printed in elegant italics with swashes on the capital letters.

婚禮邀請函以優雅的斜體印製,大寫字母上還加了裝飾花筆。

passive: 'printed ... with swashes on [letters]'

This font family includes ornamental swashes on several uppercase characters.

這個字型系列在好幾個大寫字母上都有裝飾性花筆。

常見搭配
  • ornamental swash
  • swash character
  • swash on [letter]
同義詞
  • flourish

    a broader term for any decorative stroke in handwriting or typography

  • embellishment

    general; can refer to any decorative addition, not just to letters

用法筆記

Commonly encountered in font catalogues and calligraphy manuals. Some digital typefaces offer a separate 'swash' character set.

常見錯誤

I added a swash to the end of the sentence.
I added a swash to the capital S at the beginning of the sentence.
swashes are added to individual characters, not to whole sentences.

4. a bold, showy confidence in one's manner or speech, resembling the brave attitud

4.名詞C1
釋義

虛張威風

自信勇敢而炫耀的舉止

a bold, showy confidence in one's manner or speech, resembling the brave attitude of a heroic swordsman from past centuries

例句

The young knight strode into the hall with all the swash of a seasoned warrior.

年輕騎士大步走進大廳,渾身散發著老練戰士般的威風。

prepositional phrase: 'with all the swash of [noun]'

His adventure stories were full of swash and bravado but contained very little truth.

他的冒險故事充滿了虛張聲勢,但真實成分少得可憐。

paired noun phrase: 'swash and bravado'

常見搭配
  • full of swash
  • swash and bravado
  • swash and daring
同義詞
  • bravado

    emphasises pretence or empty confidence more than swash does

  • bluster

    more aggressive and noisy; swash has a more romantic, adventurous tone

  • swagger

    overlaps heavily; swagger is more about physical bearing, swash more about manner and speech

反義詞
  • timidity

    lack of confidence; the opposite of swash

用法筆記

Now largely confined to literary or historical narratives. The compound swashbuckler is far more common than swash used alone in this sense.

swash — 動詞

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常見搭配

副詞搭配

常用片語

  • swash and backwash
  • swash and bravado
  • swash and daring