n. 勋章，奖章；纪念章
n. (Medal)人名；(西、捷)梅达尔
英 ['med(ə)l]美 ['mɛdl]
权威例句
- It was an unbelievable moment when Chris won the gold medal.
克里斯赢得金牌的那一刻令人不可思议。
来自柯林斯例句 - The United States will be at the top of the medal table.
美国将在奖牌榜上位列第一。
来自柯林斯例句 - Theresa Zabell ran away with the women's gold medal.
特雷莎·扎贝尔轻松获得了女子金牌。
来自柯林斯例句 - An Olympic gold medal is the most sought-after prize in world sport.
在世界体坛上，一枚奥运会金牌是最令人向往的奖项。
来自柯林斯例句 - For his dedication the Mayor awarded him a medal of merit.
为表彰他的奉献精神，市长授予他荣誉奖章。
来自柯林斯例句
中文词源
medal 奖牌
来自拉丁语metallum,金属，金属制品，词源同metal.原义为小金属制品或金银装饰品，后用于指奖牌。
英语词源
medal: see metal
1845, "stamped onto a medal," from medal (n.). From 1857 as "to award (someone or something) a medal;" intransitive sense is 20c. Related: Medaled; medalled; medaling; medalling.
1580s, from Middle French médaille (15c.), from Italian medaglia "a medal," according to OED from Vulgar Latin *metallea (moneta) "metal (coin)," from Latin metallum (see metal). The other theory [Klein, Barnhart, Watkins] is that medaglia originally meant "coin worth half a denarius," and is from Vulgar Latin *medalia, from Late Latin medialia "little halves," neuter plural of medialis "of the middle" (see medial (adj.)). Originally a trinket or charm; as a reward for merit, proficiency, etc., attested from 1751.
