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单词 sword
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sword

/sɔːd/
noun
1
a weapon with a long metal blade and a hilt with a handguard, used for thrusting or striking and now typically worn as part of ceremonial dress
剑。
1.1

the sword

poetic/literary military power, violence, or destruction
〈诗/文〉武力; 暴力; 破坏:

not many perished by the sword.

死于刀剑下的人不多。

1.2

swords

one of the suits in a tarot pack
塔罗纸牌中一组牌中的一张。
短语

beat(或turn)swords into ploughshares

devote resources to peaceful rather than warlike ends
把刀剑打成耕犁; 偃武修文。
ORIGIN: with biblical allusion to Is. 2:4 and Mic. 4:3.

he who lives by the sword dies by the sword

proverb those who commit violent acts must expect to suffer violence themselves
〈谚〉行凶的人必然也会得到相应的下场。

put to the sword

kill, especially in war
(尤指在战争中)屠杀。

the sword of justice

judicial authority
司法权力。
派生词

sword-like

adjective
词源
Old English sweord, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zwaard and German Schwert.
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