Argent, white or silver - Peace and sincerity.
银色、白色或银白色-和平与诚实。
Sable or black - Constancy, sometimes grief.
黑色-坚定、坚贞,有时也暗喻纹章主人的悲伤感情和气质。
Azure or blue - Loyalty and truth.
蓝色-忠诚与真理。
Gules or red - Military fortitude and magnanimity.
红色-军人的坚忍与刚毅,高尚的行为。
Vert or green - Hope, joy and sometimes loyalty in love.
绿色-希望、欢乐,有时也可作忠贞的爱情之解。
Purpure, purple - Royal majesty, sovereignty and justice.
紫色、紫红色-王室尊严、君权、公正。
Tenne or tawney - Worthy ambition.
黄褐色、茶色-可敬的理想与抱负。
Murray or sanguine - Not hasty in battle, and yet a victor.
血红色-象征在战场上向来应对谨慎,却依然总受到胜利之神眷顾的人。
Heraldic Lines
纹章学中的线条
Nebulee or Nebuly - The sea or water.
云雾状波纹-海,或是水。
Engrailed and Invected - Earth or land.
锯齿边缘的波纹-大地、陆地。
Indented - Fire.
锯齿形凹痕-火。
Dancette - Water.
曲折纹路-水。
Ragulee or Raguly - Difficulties which have been encountered.
参差不齐的图沿-征途中的坎坷。
Embattled - Fire or the walls of a fortress or town.
垒墙状线条-火,或是指城塞、村镇的防御工事。
Ordinaries
普通图记
Chief - Dominion and authority.
统领-支配与权力。
Cross - Chevron - Protection.
十字及人形标示-庇护。
Fess - Military belt or girdle of honor.
环-军用腰带或者表示荣誉的环绕
Bar - For "one who sets the bar of conscience,religion and honor against angry passions.
条杠-指这样的一种个体,他能够用自己的良知、信仰、以及对荣耀的向往来平衡自己暴躁易怒的激情。
Pale - Military strength and fortitude.
栅栏状图案-勇士的力量与刚强
Palet - Same as Pale.
尖板条状图-同上
Pile - Same as Pale.
桩状物-同上
Canton - Bearing of honor. When borne charged, it often contains some special symbols granted by the sovereign in reward for the performance of eminent service.
纹章右上角的方形部分-拥有荣誉的标记。如果其中还有寓意物(charges),通常提示了来源于君主,因其杰出的功劳所赐予的恩荣。
Quarter - Bearing of honor. Similar to the Canton.
置于纹章四方位的四分之一盾状标记-对荣耀的接纳,含义相当类似于上者。
Bend - Defense or protection.
弯曲状物-守备、防卫
Battune Sinister - Marks a royal descent that is barred by illegitimacy from succession to the throne.
被包围的凶物-标志着被他人篡位而失去继承权的王室后裔。
Orle or Tressure - Preservation or protection.
财物、金银-维持者或保护者
Flasques - Given by a king for virtue and learning, and especially for service in embassage.
Flasques-给予具有德行且好学的国王,尤其是那些忠于教会事业的人
Voiders - Given to gentlewomen who have deserved highly.
Voiders-赠与高贵女士
Bordure or Border - Frequently adopted as a "difference" between relatives bearing the same arms.
图案边界的标志物-一般用以作为一种标示,区别那些大体相近的纹章。
House Snail - Deliberation and perseverance.
蜗牛-谨慎、坚韧。
Double Eagle and Eagle - Signifies a man of action, ever more occupied in high and weighty affairs, and one of lofty spirit, ingenious, speedy in apprehension and judicious in matters of ambiguity.
鹰和双鹰-意味这样一种人:身负重大责任,长于实干。面对两难抉择时至少具备视野高远的思维、机智、迅捷的反应,以及决断力之一。
Alerion - Signifies one who having been maimed and lamed in war, was thus prevented from fully asserting his power.
Alerion-象征因战争致残的人,他们因为这个而被拒于功名之外。
Wings - Celebrity, sometimes protection or coverture.
翅膀-名望,有时表示保护或掩护。
Feathers (usually ostrich) - Willing obedience and serenity.
羽饰(通常为鸵鸟羽质)-甘愿臣服。
Falcon or Hawk - One eager or hot in the pursuit of an object much desired.
鹰或隼-象征对某种事物有极度追求渴望的人。
Hawks or Falcons Bells - One who feared not to signal his approach in either peace or war.
驯鹰铃-勇于决策选择战争还是和平,有果断心的人。
Owl - One who is vigilant and of acute wit.
猫头鹰-时刻都在机警的戒备下的人。
Peacock - Beauty and pride of carriage.
孔雀-引以为傲的美丽和仪态。
Pelican - Devoted and self-sacrificing charity.
鹈鹕-奉献与自我牺牲的慈善精神。
Stork - Filial duty, emblem of a grateful man.
鹳-子辈的天职,象征受欢迎的人。
Swan - A lover of poetry and harmony.
天鹅-好诗韵的人。
Goose and Duck - A man of many resources.
鹅和鸭-有雄厚财力和丰富手段的人。
Gannet - To subsist by the wings of his virtue and merit, having little land to rest upon.
塘鹅-以自己美德和功绩为翅膀而继续生存的人,漂泊而没有定所。
Swallow - One who is prompt and ready in the dispatch of his business.
燕子-决策果断机敏。
Cock - Courage, always ready for battle, ready to fight to the death.
公鸡-勇气,时刻准备投入战斗并且视死如归。
Dove - Loving constancy and peace.
Raven - One who, having derived little from his ancestors, has through Providence become the architect of his own fortunes or one of an enduring constancy of nature.
渡鸦-象征不食祖业,以杰出才智缔造自己的命运的强者,或是指对生命本质的追求矢志不移的人。
Crow - Signifies a settled habitation and a quiet life.
乌鸦-象征稳定安宁的生活。
Dolphin - Charity and a kind affection towards children.
海豚-仁慈和对孩童的关怀。
Tortoise - Invulnerability to attack.
乌龟-坚不可摧。
Unicorn - Extreme courage.
独角兽-超凡的勇气。
Griffin - Sets forth the property of a valorous soldier whose magnanimity is such that he will dare all dangers, and even death itself, rather than become captive.
狮鹫-出征的勇士以其无畏的精神敢于对抗一切危险,宁愿阵亡也决不被生俘。
Dragon - A most valiant defender of treasure.
龙-最强大的宝藏守护者。
Cockatrice - Terror to all beholders.
鸡身蛇尾怪-注视它,你会感到恐怖。
Sphinx - Omniscience and secrecy.
狮身人面怪斯芬克斯-至高的博知,还有秘密。
Pegasus - Exceeding activity and energy of mind whereby one may mount to honour