medal

prize, medal

这一对名词都有奖品的意思。
prize: 是表示“奖品”或“奖（彩）金”之意。

• einstein won the nobel prize for physics in 1921.
  1921年，爱因斯坦获得了诺贝尔物理奖。
• she took the first prize for her singing.
  她获得了唱歌一等奖。

medal: 是指“奖牌（章）”或“勋章”。

• carl lew is won four gold medals.
  卡尔.刘易斯夺得四块金牌。
• a medal was given to the brave fighter.
  勋章授给了那位英勇的战士。

名词 medal:

1. an award for winning a championship or commemorating some other event
   同义词：decoration, laurel wreath, medallion, palm, ribbon

1. I have a monumental brass medal.
   我有一枚有纪念意义的铜牌。
2. He got a medal for bravery.
   他因勇敢而获得一枚奖章。
3. She was awarded a medal for bravery.
   她因勇敢而获得奖章。
4. The commanding officer put Sergeant Williams in for a medal for bravery.
   指挥官推荐威廉斯中士获勇敢勋章。
5. The Olympic winner received a gold medal as an award.
   奥林匹克的优胜者获得一枚金质奖章作为奖赏。
6. He got a medal for his gallantry.
   他因勇敢而赢得一枚勋章。
7. The general pinned the medal on the soldier's chest.
   将军把奖章别在这位士兵的胸前。
8. The soldier earned a medal for bravery.
   这名战士因作战勇敢而获得了勋章。

med.al

n.（名词）
A flat piece of metal stamped with a design or an inscription commemorating an event or a person, often given as an award.
奖章：上刻有图案或文字，用以纪念一事件或者一个人的一扁平金属片，通常作为一种奖品
A piece of metal stamped with a religious device, used as an object of veneration or commemoration.
圣牌：刻有宗教标志的一个金属片，用作崇拜物或纪念物
v.（动词）
med.aled 也作 med.alled med.al.ing 也作 med.al.ling med.als med.als 【非正式用语】
v.intr.（不及物动词）
To win a medal, as in a sports contest:
获奖：赢得一枚奖章，如在一体育比赛中：
例句：
.We were the first Americans to medal.(Jill Watson)
.我们是第一批获得奖章的美国人.(吉尔·沃森)

v.tr.（及物动词）
To award a medal to.
授予奖章

来源：
French médaille
法语 médaille
from Old French
源自 古法语
from Italian medaglia [coin worth half a denarius, medal]
源自 意大利语 medaglia [一枚值半个便士的硬币，金属片]
from Vulgar Latin *med3lia [coins worth half a denarius]
源自 俗拉丁语 *med3lia [值半个便士的硬币]
from Late Latin medi3lia [little halves] [from neuter pl. of] medi3lis [of the middle, medial] * see medial
源自 后期拉丁语 medi3lia [小半部分] [] 源自medi3lis的中性复数 [中间的，居中的] *参见 medial

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