“守卫”常见的英文表达有 guard、sentinel、defender 等,具体使用哪个词取决于语境:
含义:最常用的表达,指负责保护、看守或守卫某物或某地的人,也可指守卫的行为。
例句:
The guards at the palace were on high alert.(宫殿的守卫处于高度戒备状态。)
The soldiers guarded the border day and night.(士兵们日夜守卫着边境。)
含义:指站岗放哨的哨兵,带有一种更正式、更警觉的意味,常用于军事或正式的守卫场景。
例句:
The sentinel stood motionless at his post.(哨兵一动不动地站在岗位上。)
A sentinel was placed at the entrance of the cave.(在洞穴的入口处安排了一名哨兵。)
含义:更强调保护、防御,常指在面临攻击或威胁时进行守卫的人,也可用于比喻,表示捍卫某种理念、原则等。
例句:
The defenders of the castle held out against the enemy for three days.(城堡的守卫者顽强抵抗了敌人三天。)
He is a defender of freedom and justice.(他是自由和正义的捍卫者。)