Word · Frequency #15819
bard
诗人；吟游诗人
A poet; an ancient Celtic minstrel who composed and sang verses about heroic deeds.
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A professional poet and singer, like among the ancient Celts, whose occupation was to compose and sing verses in honor of the heroic achievements of princes and brave men.
古代凯尔特人等部落中,以创作和吟唱诗歌颂扬王公勇士功绩为业的职业诗人兼歌手
- 2.
A piece of defensive (or, sometimes, ornamental) armor for a horse's neck, breast, and flanks; a barb. (Often in the plural.)
马匹颈部、胸部和肋部的防御(或装饰性)铠甲；常复数形式
- 3.
a lyric poet
抒情诗人
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A poet.
诗人
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Defensive armor formerly worn by a man at arms.
昔日士兵穿戴的防御铠甲
- 6.
an ornamental caparison for a horse
马的装饰性马衣
- 7.
A class of character that typically focuses on charisma, magic and supporting other players; a fantasy fiction character inspired by this archetype.
以魅力、魔法和辅助队友为特色的角色职业；受此原型启发的奇幻小说角色
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A thin slice of fat bacon used to cover any meat or game.
用于覆盖肉类或野味的薄片肥肉
- 9.
The exterior covering of the trunk and branches of a tree; the rind.
树木躯干和枝条的外部覆盖层；树皮
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Specifically, Peruvian bark.
特指秘鲁树皮
吟游诗人（奇幻/游戏角色）；马铠；马饰；铠甲；甲胄；肥培根薄片；树皮；金鸡纳树皮
In use
The old bard sang a long poem about the king's brave deeds.
In the story, a young bard travels from village to village with his harp.
The bards of ancient Britain recited heroic tales in the halls of lords.
the bard of [place/people]
此结构表示某地或某民族的代表诗人；大写 the Bard 常特指莎士比亚。
She became the bard of her town.
她成了她所在城镇的诗人。
a bard who [verb phrase]
bard 后接 who 引导的定语从句，用来描述这位诗人/吟游诗人的行为或特点。
He was a bard who sang of ancient heroes.
他是一位吟唱古代英雄的吟游诗人。
play as a bard
在游戏语境中，bard 指以音乐或魔法辅助队友的角色职业。
Connections
Collocations
- the Bard of Avon
- 埃文河畔的吟游诗人（莎士比亚的别称）
- The Bard of Avon remains the most quoted writer in English.埃文河畔的吟游诗人至今仍是英语中被引用最多的作家。
- Celtic bard
- 凯尔特吟游诗人
- A Celtic bard would memorize long genealogies and battle poems.凯尔特吟游诗人会记住长长的族谱和战歌。
- wandering bard
- 流浪吟游诗人
- The wandering bard earned his supper by singing ballads.这位流浪吟游诗人靠唱民谣挣来晚饭。
- court bard
- 宫廷吟游诗人
- The court bard composed a hymn in honor of the queen.宫廷吟游诗人创作了一首赞美女王的颂歌。
- bard's song
- 吟游诗人的歌
- The bard's song brought the whole tavern to silence.吟游诗人的歌声让整个酒馆安静下来。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 bard 拆成 bar + d：凯尔特吟游诗人常在酒吧(bar)里弹唱，比 bar 多一个 d，就多唱几段英雄颂歌。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：ancient Celtic culture、epic poetry、literary texts Bard 指古代凯尔特等文化中创作并吟唱诗歌以颂扬王公勇士的职业诗人，通常出现在历史、文学或诗歌语境，多用于正式书面表达，日常口语中较少使用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词的读音都以 /ɑrd/ 结尾，和 bard /bɑrd/ 押韵：card, hard, yard, guard, lard, barred。注意拼写相似的 bird /bɜrd/、beard /bɪrd/、board /bɔrd/、bared /bɛrd/ 发音不同，不要混淆。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.