machete

machete

[mə'ʃɛti]

n. 彎刀；大砍刀；馬謝特琴
　　n. (Machete)人名；(西)馬切特；(葡)馬謝特

中文詞源：

machete 砍刀，彎刀

來自西班牙語macho,錘子，鐵錘，-ete,小詞後綴，來自來自拉丁語mateola,錘子，鐵錘，詞源同mace.字面意思即小鐵錘，但後用於指砍刀，彎刀。參照電影《彎刀》。

例句：

1. He slashed at the vines with a machete.
他用大刀亂砍藤蔓.

2. He made a stroke with the machete and the impact snapped it out of his hand.
他一刀砍下去,砰的一聲,把刀子都震飛瞭.

3. She was badly wounded by a machete and left for dead.
她被一把彎刀砍得嚴重受傷,兇手以為她死瞭就沒管她.

4. He strutted ahead lashing his machete about.
他大踏步前進,甩動著彎刀.

5. The machete is the weapon of choice.
使用的兇器是彎刀.