英文单词：baton sinister

中文含义：指英国和加拿大贵族中被认为有不良家世的家族的徽章中左侧倒置的棒状物，也用来形容来自这些家族的成员。

英语词性：noun

美式发音：buh-tawn sin-uh-ster

同义词：sinister, unsavory, disreputable

易混淆单词：baton, sinister

双语例句：

1. He had been born into a noble family but due to a scandal involving his father, his coat of arms bore a baton sinister.

他出生在一个贵族家庭，但由于他父亲的丑闻，他的家族徽章上面有一根倒立的棒状物。

2. The baton sinister is a symbol of a family’s sordid past and is a reminder of its shame.

倒立的棒状物是一个家族不光彩过去的象征，也是对家族耻辱的提醒。