baton(名词):指挥棒(乐队/合唱指挥用);也可指警棍/警棍式短棍,或接力赛中的接力棒。(不同语境含义不同,以“指挥棒/接力棒”最常见。)
/bəˈtɑːn/
The conductor raised his baton and the orchestra began to play.
指挥举起指挥棒,乐队开始演奏。
She grabbed the baton at full speed and sprinted toward the finish line, trying not to drop it.
她在全速中接过接力棒,冲向终点,努力不让它掉落。
baton 来自法语 bâton,意为“棍、棒”。该词进入英语后,逐渐在特定领域固定下来:在音乐中指指挥用的小棒;在体育中指接力赛传递的棒;在执法语境中也可指警棍。