A tankard is a large drinking cup for beer, with a handle, usually made of metal — pewter or silver, sometimes glass with a heavy base — and often with a hinged lid you flip open with your thumb. Think of an old English pub, or a Viking film, or a fantasy tavern: that is where the word lives.

A tankard is a large drinking cup for beer大啤酒杯是一種裝啤酒用的大杯子, with a handle有把手, usually made of metal通常是金屬做的 — pewter or silver像是錫或銀, sometimes glass with a heavy base有時候是厚底的玻璃杯 — and often with a hinged lid you flip open with your thumb而且常常有個用拇指就能掀開的活動蓋子。 Think of an old English pub想像一間老英式酒吧, or a Viking film或一部維京電影, or a fantasy tavern或奇幻小說裡的酒館: that is where the word lives這個字就活在那種場景裡。

Real people rarely drink from one today; the word survives in three places. First, history and stories. Second, gifts and prizes: an engraved pewter tankard is a traditional present for a retirement, a wedding, or a sports club award in Britain, and many sit on shelves never used. Third, a few traditional pubs keep them for regular customers.

Real people rarely drink from one today現在真的很少有人會用這種杯子喝酒; the word survives in three places這個字活在三個地方。 First, history and stories第一，歷史和故事裡。 Second, gifts and prizes第二，禮物和獎品裡: an engraved pewter tankard is a traditional present一個刻字的錫製大啤酒杯是傳統的禮物 for a retirement, a wedding, or a sports club award in Britain用在英國的退休、婚禮，或運動社團頒獎上, and many sit on shelves never used而且很多就這樣擺在架上從沒被用過。 Third, a few traditional pubs keep them for regular customers第三，少數傳統酒吧還會留著給熟客用。

It is a countable noun, and like most container words it can also mean the amount inside: 'he drank three tankards'. In everyday English today the ordinary words are 'a pint' (for beer in a pub), 'a beer mug', or 'a glass'. Americans are more likely to say 'stein' for the lidded German kind. So tankard is not a word you need for ordering a drink — it is a word you need for reading.

It is a countable noun它是可數名詞, and like most container words it can also mean the amount inside而且跟大多數容器類的字一樣，也可以指裡面裝的量: 'he drank three tankards'像「he drank three tankards（他喝了三大杯）」。 In everyday English today在今天的日常英文裡, the ordinary words are 'a pint' (for beer in a pub), 'a beer mug', or 'a glass'一般會用的字是 'a pint'（酒吧裡的一品脫啤酒）、'a beer mug'（啤酒杯），或 'a glass'（一杯）。 Americans are more likely to say 'stein' for the lidded German kind美國人講到那種德式有蓋的杯子，比較會說 'stein'。 So tankard is not a word you need for ordering a drink所以 tankard 不是你點飲料時需要用到的字 — it is a word you need for reading它是你閱讀時會需要的字。