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词汇 mace
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mace

noun
/meɪs/
/meɪs/
  1. [countable] a large decorated stick, carried as a sign of authority by an official such as a mayor权杖 compare sceptre
    CultureIn the British House of Commons the mace is a rod decorated with silver and gold that is kept as symbol of the authority of the Speaker.
  2. [countable] a large heavy stick that has a head with metal points on it, used in the past as a weapon钉头锤;狼牙棒(古代兵器)
  3. [uncountable] the dried outer layer that covers nutmegs (= the hard nuts of a tropical tree), used in cooking as a spice肉豆蔻干皮,肉豆蔻种衣(烹调香料)Topics Foodc2
  4. 词源senses 1 to 2 Middle English: from Old French masse ‘large hammer’.sense 3 Middle English macis (taken as plural), via Old French from Latin macir.
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