mace

メイス、戦棍

人を殴るための、柄と重く太い頭部がある武器。

やさしい英語で： A heavy weapon with a handle and a thick head, used for hitting people.

• The knight carried a mace.
• He swung his mace at the enemy.
• The museum displays swords and maces.

類義語： club

よく使う表現： heavy mace, iron mace

儀仗杖

公的な権力の象徴として、儀式で持ち歩く飾りのついた杖。

やさしい英語で： A decorated staff carried at formal events as a sign of official power.

• The official carried the mace.
• A silver mace lay before the speaker.
• They brought out the mace for the opening ceremony.

よく使う表現： ceremonial mace, silver mace

メース

ナツメグの種を包む部分から作る香辛料。

やさしい英語で： A spice made from the covering around a nutmeg seed.

• Add a little mace.
• She flavoured the sauce with ground mace.
• Does this cake contain mace or cinnamon?

よく使う表現： ground mace, a little mace

指揮杖

行進する楽隊の指揮者が、演奏を導き拍子を示すために振る長い杖。

やさしい英語で： A long staff that a marching band leader moves to guide the musicians and keep the beat.

• The band leader raised his mace.
• She twirled the mace during the parade.
• The drum major used a mace to mark the beat.

よく使う表現： drum major’s mace, twirl a mace

催涙スプレーをかける

襲撃を止めるため、人に目を刺激するスプレーをかける。

やさしい英語で： To spray someone with a substance that hurts their eyes and helps stop an attack.

• The guard maced the attacker.
• Several protesters were maced outside the building.
• She threatened to mace him if he came closer.

類義語： pepper-spray

よく使う表現： mace someone, mace an attacker

メイスで殴る

重い戦闘用の棍棒で、人やものを殴る。

やさしい英語で： To hit a person or thing with a heavy fighting club.

• The knight maced his opponent.
• The guard tried to mace the attacker.
• In the game, you can mace enemies wearing armour.

類義語： club

よく使う表現： mace someone, mace an enemy

刺激性の薬品を吹きかける

人を傷つけたり襲撃を止めたりするため、小さな缶から有害な薬品を吹きかける。

やさしい英語で： To spray someone with a harmful chemical from a small can, to hurt them or stop an attack.

• She maced him with hairspray.
• The attacker was maced with an aerosol cleaner.
• He tried to mace the intruder using a household spray.

使い方： mace someone with something (She maced the intruder with a can of hairspray.)

よく使う表現： mace someone, mace with something