argent
argent — 形容詞
- argentpositive
- more argentcomparative
- most argentsuperlative
1. describing a silver or white area on a heraldic shield or coat of arms — used to
銀白色
紋章上的銀或白色
describing a silver or white area on a heraldic shield or coat of arms — used to identify the colour of emblems, animals, or shapes in a family crest.
The museum displayed a shield with two argent towers on a dark red background.
博物館展示了一面盾牌，上面有兩座銀白色的塔樓，襯著深紅色的底色。
attributive use: argent + heraldic noun (towers)
Hannah noticed an argent star above the eagle on the family crest.
Hannah 注意到家族紋章上那隻鷹的上方有一顆銀白色的星星。
On the banner, three argent flowers sat above a wavy blue line.
橫幅上，三朵銀白色的花位於一條藍色波浪線的上方。
The knight's coat of arms showed an argent lion rearing on its hind legs.
那位騎士的盾徽上有一頭銀白色的獅子以後腿站立。
- sable
the heraldic term for black
用法筆記
Almost always used before a noun in heraldic descriptions.
常見錯誤
2. having a shining silver or silvery-white appearance — found mainly in literary d
銀亮色
銀色或銀白色的外觀
having a shining silver or silvery-white appearance — found mainly in literary descriptions of moonlight, frost, mist, or water.
Quan admired the argent moonlight that spread across the frozen lake.
Quan 欣賞著灑在冰封湖面上的銀亮月色。
attributive: argent + natural phenomenon (moonlight)
An argent frost covered every leaf in Asher's garden that cold December morning.
那個寒冷的十二月清晨，Asher 的花園裡每一片葉子都覆蓋著銀亮的霜。
The old fisherman's beard had turned an argent shade in the winter wind.
老漁夫的鬍鬚在冬日的寒風中變成了銀亮的色調。
A thin argent mist rose from the river as the sun came up.
淡淡的銀亮薄霧在日出時從河面升起。
用法筆記
Chiefly used in poetic or literary English. In everyday conversation, 'silver' or 'silvery' is preferred.
常見錯誤
argent — 名詞
1. the metal silver — used in older or poetic writing as a more elegant or archaic
白銀
金屬銀的古雅說法
the metal silver — used in older or poetic writing as a more elegant or archaic term for the shiny grey-white metallic element.
The ancient crown was made of bright argent and set with green emeralds.
那頂古老的王冠由閃亮的白銀製成，鑲有綠寶石。
uncountable use: made of + argent
For hundreds of years, miners searched the mountain caves for veins of pure argent.
數百年來，礦工們在山洞中尋找純白銀的礦脈。
In old stories, heroes carried swords made of shining argent into battle.
在古老的故事裡，英雄們手持閃閃發光的白銀寶劍上戰場。
The treasure room held bars of argent stacked high beside chests of gold.
寶藏室裡堆放著一排排的白銀條，旁邊是裝滿金幣的箱子。
用法筆記
Rare in modern English. The ordinary word for the metal is 'silver'. 'Argent' in this sense is found almost exclusively in historical fiction, poetry, or very formal descriptive prose.
常見錯誤
2. the silver or white colour used as a tincture on coats of arms in heraldry — one
銀色
紋章學的白色顏料
the silver or white colour used as a tincture on coats of arms in heraldry — one of the two 'metals' in heraldic design, often paired with gules (red) or azure (blue).
In heraldry, argent is the tincture used for white or silver areas on a shield.
在紋章學中，銀色是用於盾牌上白色或銀色區域的顏料。
definitional use: argent + tincture
The old kingdom's flag had gules on the left and argent on the right.
那個古老王國的旗幟左邊是紅色，右邊是銀色。
Christopher studied how argent appears in the coats of arms of many European families.
Christopher 研究了銀色在許多歐洲家族盾徽中的呈現方式。
The document described the emblem as a blue field with three argent stars.
該文件將這枚徽章描述為藍色底上有三顆銀色星星。
- sable
the heraldic tincture for black
用法筆記
In heraldic descriptions (blazons), argent is the second-most common tincture after gules (red). It is often paired with colours such as azure (blue), sable (black), or vert (green).