Swashbuckling describes stories, films, or people full of bold sword-fighting adventure — daring, exciting, and done with style. A swashbuckling tale has heroes leaping between ships, duels on staircases, narrow escapes.

Swashbuckling describes stories, films, or peopleswashbuckling用來形容故事、電影，或人 full of bold sword-fighting adventure充滿大膽刀劍冒險的 daring, exciting, and done with style勇敢、刺激，而且做得很有型。A swashbuckling tale has一個swashbuckling的故事裡會有 heroes leaping between ships主角在船與船之間跳來跳去 duels on staircases在樓梯上決鬥 narrow escapes千鈞一髮的逃脫。

The word does two jobs. Most often it points at the story: "a swashbuckling adventure", "swashbuckling romance". But it also points at the manner of a person: someone swashbuckling is fearless in a showy, cheerful, slightly reckless way.

The word does two jobs這個字做兩件事。Most often最常見的用法是 it points at the story形容故事 "a swashbuckling adventure", "swashbuckling romance"「a swashbuckling adventure」、「swashbuckling romance」。But但 it also points at the manner of a person它也可以形容一個人的樣子 someone swashbuckling is fearless in a showy, cheerful, slightly reckless way說一個人swashbuckling，是指他勇敢又高調、開朗，帶一點魯莽。

That second use travels well outside old adventure stories. Sports writers love it — "a swashbuckling innings", "swashbuckling attacking football" — meaning play that is bold and thrilling and does not bother with caution. Business writers use it too, for a leader who takes big risks with obvious enjoyment.

That second use travels well outside old adventure stories這第二種用法，在老式冒險故事之外也用得很好。Sports writers love it運動記者很愛用它 "a swashbuckling innings", "swashbuckling attacking football"「a swashbuckling innings」、「swashbuckling attacking football」 meaning play that is bold and thrilling意思是打得大膽又精彩 and 完全 does not bother with caution不管小心不小心。Business writers use it too商業寫作也會用它 for a leader who takes big risks with obvious enjoyment形容一個明顯樂在其中、敢冒大風險的領導者。

The feeling is almost always warm and admiring. Even when it hints that someone is a little too reckless, it does so fondly.

The feeling is almost always這個字的語氣幾乎總是 warm and admiring溫暖、帶著讚賞。Even when it hints that someone is a little too reckless就算它暗示一個人有點太魯莽 it does so fondly講的時候語氣也是喜愛的。

A point of grammar worth knowing: there is no verb "to swashbuckle" in ordinary use. English made the noun swashbuckler first, then trimmed it into this adjective, as if a verb had existed all along.

A point of grammar worth knowing有個文法上值得知道的地方 there is no verb "to swashbuckle" in ordinary use一般用法裡並沒有動詞「to swashbuckle」。English made the noun swashbuckler first英文是先造出名詞swashbuckler then 之後 trimmed it into this adjective才把它縮短成這個形容詞 as if a verb had existed all along好像那個動詞本來就一直存在一樣。