a shield or emblem bearing a coat of arms 表层饰有武器的盾(或盾状徽章)
(亦作 escutcheon plate)a flat piece of metal for protection and often ornamentation, around a keyhole, door handle, or light switch (锁眼盖、门把手垫板或电灯开关盖周围的)盾形饰牌
常用词组 a blot on one's escutcheon
a stain on one's reputation or character 名誉(或人品)上的污点
escutcheon of pretence
a small shield within a coat of arms, bearing another coat or device to which the bearer has a claim, especially one to which a man's wife is heiress (尤指女继承人丈夫佩戴的)盾形徽章中央的小盾片
派生 escutcheoned adjective 语源
late 15th cent.: from Anglo-Norman French escuchon, based on Latin scutum 'shield'