scabbard
翻译
鞘
例句
The knight drew his sword from its scabbard.
骑士从剑鞘中拔出剑。
He polished the leather scabbard.
他擦亮了皮制剑鞘。
语法模式
a scabbard for ((a sword)) ((剑))的鞘 He bought a new scabbard for his sword.
to draw a sword from its scabbard 从鞘中拔剑 The samurai drew his sword from its scabbard.
近义词
同义词: sheath; 相关概念: holster (枪套), case
词源
源自古法语“escauberc”（身体护具），属日耳曼语源，与“scale”（鳞片）和“berg”（保护）有关。
记忆技巧
想象一块“有疤的木板(scarred board)”用来保护剑。发音很相似。