《黑暗之魂3》刀、剑武器原型及历史出处解析

匕首

　　A common long dagger, "poignard" (poniard),or "pugnale" was a favored companion, carried en-suite witha sword or rapier as a backup weapon or even on its own.

　　通常，人们喜欢把长匕首、“poignard”（法语）、“pugnale”（意大利语）与剑、迅捷剑，甚至匕首搭配成套作为其后备武器。

　　The dagger was lightweight, deadly, and elegant.

　　匕首轻巧，致命，优雅。

　　Used primarily as a defensive weapon, dagger fighting was an art itself.

　　匕首主要用作防御武器，匕首战斗本身就是是一种艺术。

　　Technically, a poniard was square or triangular shapedwith no edge, while a dagger had a knife-like blade.

　　技术上讲，刺匕Poniard剑身横截面成三角或者菱形且无刃。而匕首dagger的剑体类似小刀。

　　Generally, daggers in the Middle Ages were employedpoint down, pommel up, while those in the Renaissance were used point up withthe thumb placed on the hilt.

　　一般来说，中世纪的匕首握法是剑尖朝下，柄端朝上。而那些文艺复兴时期的匕首则剑尖朝上，且把拇指贴在刀柄上。

　　Many later daggers for use with rapiers had elaborateguards and were specially designed for trapping and parrying.

　　后来，许多设计与迅捷剑一起使用的匕首有着精心设计的剑格，专门用于卡住敌方的武器，以及格挡攻击。

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