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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。
诗人；吟游诗人
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诗人；吟游诗人
A poet; an ancient Celtic minstrel who composed and sang verses about heroic deeds.
She became the bard of her town.
她成了她所在城镇的诗人。
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
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.
马匹颈部、胸部和肋部的防御(或装饰性)铠甲；常复数形式
A piece of defensive (or, sometimes, ornamental) armor for a horse's neck, breast, and flanks; a barb. (Often in the plural.)
抒情诗人
a lyric poet
诗人
A poet.
The old bard sang a long poem about the king's brave deeds.
那位老吟游诗人唱了一首关于国王英勇事迹的长诗。
In the story, a young bard travels from village to village with his harp.
故事中，一位年轻的吟游诗人带着竖琴从一个村庄走到另一个村庄。
The bards of ancient Britain recited heroic tales in the halls of lords.
古不列颠的吟游诗人在领主的大厅里朗诵英雄故事。
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。
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。
在游戏语境中，bard 指以音乐或魔法辅助队友的角色职业。
In the game, he plays as a bard and supports the team.
在游戏中，他扮演吟游诗人并支援队伍。
Not this
Shakespeare is a famous bird.
Use this
Shakespeare is a famous bard.
这里把“bird”（鸟）误写成了“bard”（吟游诗人、诗人）。两个词拼写相近、读音相似（/bɜːrd/ 与 /bɑːrd/），但意思完全不同。指诗人时要用“bard”。
Not this
He is bard who writes epic poems.
Use this
He is a bard who writes epic poems.
英语中单数可数名词前通常需要限定词（如冠词 a/an）。“bard”是可数名词，所以“a bard”才能表示“一位吟游诗人”。汉语没有冠词，学习者容易漏掉，这是母语迁移造成的错误。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
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。
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。
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。
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。
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。
特指莎士比亚
Every actor dreams of performing the Bard on stage.
每个演员都梦想着在舞台上演出莎士比亚的作品。
Use bard naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
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。
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。
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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.