sword: [OE] Sword comes from a prehistoric Germanic *swertham, which also produced German schwert, Dutch zwaard, Swedish svärd, and Danish sværd. It is not known what its ultimate source was, although it has been speculated that it may have links with Old High German swerdo ‘pain’ – in which case its etymological meaning would be the ‘stinger, causer of pain’.
sword (n.)
Old English sweord, swyrd (West Saxon), sword (Northumbrian) "sword," from Proto-Germanic *swerdam (cognates: Old Saxon, Old Frisian swerd, Old Norse sverð, Swedish svärd, Middle Dutch swaert, Dutch zwaard, Old High German swert, German Schwert "a sword"), related to Old High German sweran "to hurt," from *swertha-, literally "the cutting weapon," from PIE root *swer- (3) "to cut, pierce."
Contrast with plowshare is from the Old Testament (Isaiah ii:4, Micah iv:3). Phrase put (originally do) to the sword "kill, slaughter" is recorded from mid-14c. An older Germanic word for it is in Old Saxon heoru, Gothic hairus "a sword."
雙語例句
1. He pretended to scalp me with his sword.
他假裝要用劍剝下我的頭皮。
來自柯林斯例句
2. I parried, and that's when my sword broke.
我擋了一下，把我的劍擋斷了。
來自柯林斯例句
3. Fame can be a two-edged sword .
名聲是把雙刃劍。
來自《權威詞典》
4. The sword and mace were favourite weapons for hand - to - hand fighting .
劍和狼牙棒是 肉搏戰 的最佳武器.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
5. The defeated general showed his submission by giving up his sword.