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write with a quill
这里的 quill 指羽毛笔，即用鸟羽制成、蘸墨水书写的笔。
He wrote the letter with a quill and ink.
他用羽毛笔和墨水写了那封信。
羽毛笔；笔
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
羽毛笔；笔
a pen, especially one made from a bird's feather
He wrote the letter with a quill and ink.
他用羽毛笔和墨水写了那封信。
羽毛的下部羽轴,特指没有羽枝的部分。
The lower shaft of a feather, specifically the region lacking barbs.
羽毛笔
pen made from a bird's feather
羽毛笔。
A pen made from a feather.
豪猪或刺猬的硬刺
a stiff hollow protective spine on a porcupine or hedgehog
The scholar dipped his quill into the inkpot and began to write.
学者将羽毛笔蘸进墨水瓶，开始书写。
She prefers writing letters with a quill instead of a modern pen.
她更喜欢用羽毛笔写信，而不是现代钢笔。
The museum displayed a quill and inkwell used by the poet.
博物馆展出了那位诗人使用过的羽毛笔和墨水瓶。
这里的 quill 指羽毛笔，即用鸟羽制成、蘸墨水书写的笔。
He wrote the letter with a quill and ink.
他用羽毛笔和墨水写了那封信。
quill 也指豪猪或刺猬身上的硬刺，是可数名词，常用复数 quills。
Hedgehogs have quills to protect themselves.
刺猬身上长有棘刺来保护自己。
此用法中 quill 指卷成管状的薄树皮，尤指肉桂或金鸡纳树皮，属较专业义项。
The shop sells quills of cinnamon bark for baking.
这家店出售用于烘焙的卷成管状的肉桂皮。
Not this
The bird has many quill on its wing.
Use this
The bird has many quills on its wing.
quill 是可数名词，复数形式为 quills。汉语名词没有复数变化，所以学习者容易漏掉 -s；句中有 many 时更必须用复数。
Not this
The porcupine raises its feathers when threatened.
Use this
The porcupine raises its quills when threatened.
feather 指鸟类的羽毛，而豪猪或刺猬身上的硬刺叫 quill。这里说的是防御性的尖刺，所以要用 quills 而不是 feathers。
Not this
He wrote the letter with quill.
Use this
He wrote the letter with a quill.
quill 是单数可数名词，单独使用时前面需要冠词 a/an 或 the；这里指“用一支羽毛笔”，所以要说 with a quill。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
羽毛笔
He signed the document with an old quill pen.
他用一支旧羽毛笔签署了文件。
鹅羽管；鹅毛笔
The scribe sharpened a goose quill before writing.
抄写员在书写前削尖了一根鹅羽管。
豪猪刺
The porcupine raised its quills when threatened.
豪猪受到威胁时会竖起身上的刺。
羽毛笔刀
He used a quill knife to sharpen the feather's tip.
他用一把羽毛笔刀削尖羽毛的顶端。
用羽毛笔写字
In the old days, clerks would write with a quill.
在过去，文书们常用羽毛笔写字。
Use quill naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
把 quill 记成‘Q 形羽毛管’，鹅毛笔的笔杆就是它，豪猪刺也同形。
语域：mixed 常见场景：文学/历史描写、动物学/生物学、文具/书法 quill 的语域随语境变化：在文学、历史或文具话题中通常指羽毛笔，略带古雅或正式色彩；在动物学中则作为中性术语指豪猪刺或鸟羽干。日常对话中较少见，多用于书面或专门语境。
这些词都与 quill 押韵，都读 /ɪl/：bill、fill、hill、kill、pill、will。注意拼写相似的词不一定同音：quiet /ˈkwaɪət/、quite /kwaɪt/、quilt /kwɪlt/、quail /kweɪl/ 都与 quill 发音不同，不要按拼写类推。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.