释义 |
mace1/meis/n. 1 a staff of office, esp. the symbol of the Speaker's authority in the House of Commons 权杖(尤指英国下议院院长权标) 2 hist. a heavy club usu. having a metal head and spikes [史义]狼牙棒,钉头锤 3 a stick used in the game of bagatelle (用来击巴格代拉桌球的)平头杆 4 = MACE-BEARER [Middle English via Old French mace, masse (modern masse ‘large hammer’) from Romanic] |