Word · Frequency #7950
mantle
职责；重任；衣钵
The cloak or figurative garment representing authority, status, or responsibility, especially one passed on to a successor.
常指接任地位、职责等，如 take on the mantle of leadership。
- 1.
A piece of clothing somewhat like an open robe or cloak, especially that worn by Orthodox bishops.
一种类似于开放长袍或斗篷的衣物,尤其是东正教主教穿的那种。
- 2.
the cloak as a symbol of authority
象征权威的斗篷
- 3.
A figurative garment representing authority or status, capable of affording protection.
象征权威或地位的比喻性衣物,能够提供保护。
- 4.
United States baseball player (1931-1997)
美国棒球运动员(1931-1997)
- 5.
Anything that covers or conceals something else; a cloak.
覆盖或隐藏其他东西的任何东西；斗篷。
- 6.
the layer of the earth between the crust and the core
地壳与地核之间的地球层
- 7.
The body wall of a mollusc, from which the shell is secreted.
软体动物的体壁,壳由此分泌。
- 8.
The back of a bird together with the folded wings.
鸟的背部及其折叠的翅膀。
- 9.
The zone of hot gases around a flame.
火焰周围的热气层。
- 10.
A gauzy fabric impregnated with metal nitrates, used in some kinds of gas and oil lamps and lanterns, which forms a rigid but fragile mesh of metal oxides when heated during initial use and then produces white light from the heat of the flame below it. (So called because it is hung above the lamp's flame like a mantel.)
一种浸有金属硝酸盐的薄纱织物,用于某些类型的煤气灯和油灯中,加热时形成刚性但易碎的金属氧化物网,并从下方火焰的热量中产生白光。(因其悬挂在灯火焰上方如同壁炉架而得名。)
- 11.
The outer wall and casing of a blast furnace, above the hearth.
高炉的外壁和炉壳,位于炉床之上
- 12.
A penstock for a water wheel.
水轮的导水管
- 13.
The cerebral cortex.
大脑皮层
- 14.
The layer between Earth's core and crust.
地球核心与地壳之间的层
- 15.
Any similar layer in an exoplanet.
系外行星中类似的层
- 16.
A mantling.
披风
地幔；覆盖物；覆盖层；斗篷；披风；（汽灯/油灯的）纱罩；火焰外层
In use
The Earth's mantle is composed of hot, semi-solid rock that flows slowly over time.
Volcanic eruptions often originate from magma in the mantle rising to the surface.
Scientists study seismic waves to understand the structure and composition of the mantle.
place the mantle of authority on younger shoulders
Connections
Collocations
- take on the mantle
- 承担……的重任
- She took on the mantle of leadership after the CEO resigned.首席执行官辞职后，她承担起了领导重任。
- inherit the mantle
- 继承……的衣钵
- The young scientist inherited the mantle of his famous mentor.这位年轻科学家继承了他著名导师的衣钵。
- a mantle of snow
- 一层积雪
- The fields were covered with a mantle of snow.田野被一层积雪覆盖。
- the Earth's mantle
- 地幔
- The Earth's mantle lies between the crust and the core.地幔位于地壳和地核之间。
- a mantle of silence
- 一片沉默
- A mantle of silence fell over the crowd after the announcement.宣布之后，人群一片沉默。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记住 mantle：一个 man 披上斗篷（mantle），既象征权威与责任（衣钵），也覆盖保护（地幔/覆盖层）。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：政治演讲/新闻报道、文学作品、地球科学文献 该词含义较多，语域取决于具体含义：表示“职责/衣钵”时通常较正式，多见于政治或媒体表达；表示“地幔”时属中性科学用语；日常口语中极少用。
Grammar Note
mantle 作为'斗篷'或'地幔'是可数名词。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Mantel 与 mantle 读音完全相同：/ˈmæntəl/。mental、dental、rental 拼写相近，但重读元音是 /ɛ/ 而非 /æ/；mantra 和 mantis 共享开头 /mæn/，但结尾与 /təl/ 不同。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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