emblazon

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To adorn with prominent markings. transitive
    — The route passes over low-lying land, the only item of note being the Cerebos salt works at Greatham, where one may catch a glimpse of the smart black diesel locomotive emblazoned with the firm's name writ large.
  2. To inscribe upon. transitive
    — The benefactor's image is emblazoned on our memory.
  3. To draw (a coat of arms); depict a heraldic device on something. transitive
    — The ordered system of symbols which we know as heraldry came into being in the twelfth century to meet a military need. These symbols were emblazoned on shields, surcoats and fighting flags, and served as an invaluable means of identification when the features were obscured by the great helm.
  4. To celebrate or extol as with deeds or merit. transitive

词形变化

emblazons present,singular,third-person emblazoning participle,present emblazoned participle,past emblazoned past

词汇关系

衍生词
emblazoner emblazonment emblazonry

词源

From en- + blazon, from Old French blason (“shield”).
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