chain mail

IPA/ˈtʃeɪn meɪl/
IPA/ˈtʃeɪn meɪl/

chain mail — noun

1. a form of body protection worn by soldiers long ago, created by fastening many s

1.名詞B1
釋義

a form of body protection worn by soldiers long ago, created by fastening many small metal circles into a bendable mesh that could stop cuts from swords and other weapons.

例句

The museum displayed a full suit of chain mail from the 1300s.

collocation: suit of chain mail

Kenji learned to make chain mail by linking each ring by hand.

同義詞
  • mail

    a shorter historical term for the same armor; used mostly in expert or old-fashioned writing, e.g. 'a shirt of mail'

  • ring mail

    an older, less common term for ring-based armor; not as widely recognised today

反義詞
  • plate armor

    armor made of large solid metal sheets rather than small interconnected rings; developed later in medieval history

用法筆記

Uncountable noun — do not say 'a chain mail' to mean one piece. Use a classifier instead: a suit of chain mail, a shirt of chain mail, or a piece of chain mail.

常見錯誤

❌He wore a chain mail to the battle.
✅He wore a suit of chain mail to the battle.
💡chain mail is uncountable; you need a counter word like 'suit' or 'shirt'.
❌The knight's chainmail protected him.
✅The knight's chain mail protected him.
💡although 'chainmail' is sometimes seen as one word, the standard spelling in historical writing is two words.