coat of arms 的音标为 /ˌkəʊt əv ˈɑːmz/(英式)或 /ˌkoʊt əv ˈɑːrmz/(美式),中文翻译为 盾形纹章 或 盾徽,指一种以盾牌为核心的独特纹章设计,用于象征家族、城市、机构或国家的身份。它起源于中世纪骑士在战场上的身份标识,后演变为世袭或官方的象征符号,通常包含盾牌、支撑物、饰章及铭言等元素。
词性:名词短语,可数,复数形式为 coats of arms。
核心特征:盾牌是纹章的基础元素,其上的图案(如动物、植物、几何图形)往往蕴含特定寓意。例如,凯迪拉克家族纹章中的珍珠王冠象征贵族血统,而锡金王国国徽的莲花花瓣则代表佛教“八正道”。
骑士的盾牌上刻有他家族的盾徽。(The knight's shield was emblazoned with his coat of arms.)
这是阿姆斯特丹市的市徽。(So this is the city coat of arms of Amsterdam.)
英国护照上印有盾形纹章。(Have a look at the coat of arms on the British passport.)
天鹅成为塞尔比镇的象征,并出现在修道院的纹章上。(The swans became the symbol of Selby and are on the abbey coat of arms.)
佩弗利尔家族的纹章是什么样子的?("The Peverell coat of arms?" said Hermione sharply. "Could you see what it looked like?")
盾徽上画着一个盾牌,前面有两个工人站在桃花心木树旁。(Pictured on the coat of arms is a shield with two workers in front of a mahogany tree.)
随着新家族掌权,盾徽和旗帜也需要更新。(With a new family in power, that meant an update to the coat of arms and the flags.)
哈佛仍保留着一些旧版校徽。(There are still some coats of arms of the old version at Harvard.)
雄鹿是哈德威克家族纹章上的象征,橡树则代表坚贞。(The stag is a Hardwick symbol on the family coat of arms and the oak tree a symbol of constancy.)
国徽上的双头龙是克利福德家族的标志。(The Red Wyvern is a mythical two-headed dragon which featured on the coat of arms of the Clifford family of Appleby.)
national coat of arms 国徽
例:你可以在钞票、硬币和国家的国徽上找到它。(You can find it on banknotes, coins and the country's coat of arms.)
family coat of arms 家族纹章
例:他与同时代的英国人兴致相投:喜欢马德拉白葡萄酒,喜欢盾形纹章,还喜欢猎狐。(He shared the tastes of his English contemporaries: Madeira, his coat of arms and fox-hunting.)
city coat of arms 市徽
例:这是阿姆斯特丹市的纹章。(So this is the city coat of arms of Amsterdam.)
university coat of arms 校徽
例:现在哈佛还有一些旧校徽。(There are still some coats of arms of the old version at Harvard.)
bear a coat of arms 带有纹章
例:少数看清徽章的人说,它带有外国的纹章和一个无名骑士的名字。(Those few who got a good look at the badge said that it bore the coat of arms of a foreign place and the name of an unknown knight.)
盾徽至今仍广泛存在于现代社会,从国家象征(如国徽)到机构标识(如校徽),甚至出现在护照、货币等官方物品上。它不仅是视觉符号,更是历史、文化与身份认同的载体。