| 释义 |
‖ katana|kəˈtɑːnə|
Also 7 cattan.
[Jap.]
A long single-edged sword of the Japanese samurai.
1613J. Saris Jrnl. 11 June in Voy. Japan (1900) 79 Either of them had two Cattans or swords of that Countrey by his side. 1615R. Cocks Diary 17 June (1883) I. 10, I delivered Mr. Richard Wickham the rich cattan he left in my custody at his departure towardes Siam. 1874Trans. Asiatic Soc. Japan 57 The word ‘sword’ is invariably rendered by the Japanese word ‘ken’, which signifies a long, straight, double-edged sword, as opposed to the ‘katana’, of modern times, which has but a single edge, and is slightly curved towards the point. 1890B. H. Chamberlain Things Japanese 328 The Japanese sword of ancient days (the tsurugi) was a straight double-edged heavy weapon some three feet long... That of medieval and modern times (the katana) is lighter, shorter, has but a single edge, and is slightly curved towards the point. 1906Macm. Mag. Apr. 457 An escort of sturdy little Japanese armed with service rifles and the keen-bladed katana. 1959R. Kirkbride Tamiko xvii. 138 He'd cut both our heads off with honourable katana. 1963Art of Armourer: Exhib. Armour, Swords & Firearms (V. & A. Mus.) 97 Blade of the long sword (katana) signed.., and dated in the 6th year of the period Yeishō (1509). |