mantles的中文翻譯是什麼意思

N-SING(指某一職業或要職的)責任，職責

If you take on the mantle of something such as a profession or an important job, you take on the responsibilities and duties which must be fulfilled by anyone who has this profession or job.

• Glasgow has broadened its appeal since taking on the mantle of European City of Culture in 1990...

  自從1990年榮獲“歐洲文化之都”的光榮稱號以來，格拉斯哥的魅力大增。

• She has the intellectual form to take up the mantle of leadership.

  她具備擔當領導職責的聰明才智。

N-COUNT覆蓋物;幕;罩

A mantle of something is a layer of it covering a surface, for example a layer of snow on the ground.

• The parks and squares looked grim under a mantle of soot and ash.

  在一層煙塵的籠罩之下，公園和廣場顯得陰沉沉的。

N-COUNT（舊時的）披風，斗篷

A mantle is a piece of clothing without sleeves that people used to wear over their other clothes in former times.