• n. 盾；防护物；保护者
• vt. 遮蔽；包庇；避开；保卫
• vi. 防御；起保护作用
• n. (Shield)人名；(英)希尔德

来自中古英语 shelde,来自古英语 scield,盾，防御物，板，来自 Proto-Germanic*skelduz,分开， 来自 PIE*skel,分开，词源同 scale,shell.原指简易的木头板，引申词义盾。

shield

shield: [OE] Shield goes back to a prehistoric Germanic *skelduz, which also produced German and Dutch schild, Swedish sköld, and Danish skjoldr. This was probably derived from the Germanic base *skel- ‘divide, split, separate’ (source also of English scale, shell, etc), and hence denoted etymologically a ‘flat piece of wood produced by splitting a log, board’. Shelter is probably descended from a compound formed from shield.
=> scale, shell, shelter

shield (n.)

Old English scield, scild "shield; protector, defense," literally "board," from Proto-Germanic *skelduz (cognates: Old Norse skjöldr, Old Saxon skild, Middle Dutch scilt, Dutch schild, German Schild, Gothic skildus), from *skel- "divide, split, separate," from PIE root *(s)kel- (1) "to cut" (see scale (n.1)). Perhaps the notion is of a flat piece of wood made by splitting a log. Shield volcano (1911) translates German Schildvulkan (1910). Plate tectonics sense is from 1906, translating Suess (1888).

shield (v.)

Old English gescildan, from the root of shield (n.). Related: Shielded; shielding. Compare German scilden.

1. He used his left hand as a shield against the reflecting sunlight.

他用左手挡住反射过来的阳光。

来自柯林斯例句

2. The gunman used the hostages as a human shield .

持枪歹徒用人质作人体盾牌。

来自《权威词典》

3. The knight carried a shield with a cross painted thereupon.

骑士拿着绘着十字的盾牌.

来自《简明英汉词典》

4. She intended to shield the child from the bad information.

她打算不让这个孩子知道这个坏消息.

来自《简明英汉词典》

5. Dark glasses are an effective shield against the glare.

墨镜能有效地遮挡强光.

来自《简明英汉词典》