c. 1300, "shaft of a spear," also "short stick, cudgel," from Old North French tronchon, Old French tronchon (11c., Modern French tron?on) "a piece cut off, thick stick, stump," from Vulgar Latin *truncionem (nominative *truncio), from Latin truncus "trunk of a tree" (see trunk). Meaning "staff as a symbol of office" is recorded from 1570s; sense of "policeman's club" is recorded from 1880.
雙語例句
1. He would flog her to death with a rubber truncheon.
他用橡皮警棍把她活活抽死.
來自英漢文學(xué)
2. All he had eyes for was the truncheon in the guard's hand.
他看到的只有那個警衛(wèi)手中的橡皮棍.
來自英漢文學(xué)
3. While the truncheon may be used in lieu of conversation, words always retain their power.