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▼古羅馬為老鷹而生的手套

   在古羅馬時期，一些貴族和武士常常隨身帶著經過訓練的雄鷹去打獵，用來捕捉飛禽和走獸。這些雄鷹?？吭谖涫亢唾F族的手腕上。由于雄鷹的腳爪非常尖利，經常會抓傷人們的皮膚,于是，人們就想了個辦法，在手腕上帶上一副長臂手套，用來保護皮膚。In ancient Rome, some aristocrats and samurai often carried trained eagles to hunt for birds and animals. The eagles docked on their wrists. Because of the eagle's sharp claws, their skin is often scratch, so people figured out a way to put a pair of long-arm gloves on their wrists to protect their skin.

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▼手套就是過去的“筷子”

       據公元前六世紀的《荷馬史詩》中記載，希臘人是用手抓飯吃的，所以在進食時，會戴上特制的手套，不僅是不讓手弄臟，還是為了更容易從火上抓取烤肉之類的食物，而手不會被燙傷。According to the Homer Epic of the sixth century BC, the Greeks ate with their hands, so they wore special gloves when they ate, not only to keep their hands clean, but also to grab barbecue and other foods more easily from the fire. Hands are not scalded.

▼寒光懾人的鐵手套

   歐洲的騎士階層作為貴族階層的入門成員，熱衷比武決斗。勝者會收獲巨大的榮譽和名聲。為了防止一次比賽就讓自己致殘，騎士們對全身各個部位的防護都很上心，從而助推了保護雙手的鐵手套誕生。European knights, as entry-level members of the aristocracy, are keen to fight duels. The winner will reap great honor and fame. In order to prevent a race to disable themselves, knights are very protective of all parts of the body,thus promoting the birth of the protective hands of the iron gloves.

▼手套的更多象征意義

       歐洲宗教界接過手套后，改變了它的功能，神職人員戴白手套，表示權威、圣潔和虔誠，直到現在，仍有一些教派的宗教儀式，必須佩戴白色手套。十九世紀前，白手套的神圣作用擴大到國王發布政令、法官判案都要戴上。歐洲騎士戴上白手套，表示執行神圣公務;摘下手套拿在手中，表示瀟灑閑暇;把手套扔在對方面前，表示挑戰決斗;被挑戰的騎士拾起手套，宣示應戰。

 When European religions took over the glove,they changed its function. The clergy wore white gloves to show authority, holiness and piety.Until now,some sects had to wear white gloves for their rituals. Before the 19th century, the sacred role of white gloves extended to the king's decree, judges to wear. European knights wearing white gloves to perform sacred duties; take off gloves in hand, show chic leisure; throw gloves in front of the opponent, show invitation to a duel: The challenged knight picked up the gloves to show his acceptance.

   ?戰國中期楚地持兵器時所戴皮手套

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      考古發現證實，古代中國在戰國時代就有手套。1973年湖北省江陵縣藤店公社社員在興修水利時發現一座戰國（公元前475～前221年）中期墓葬。經研究，墓主生前的身份相當于大夫一級。當時與刻有“越王朱勾自作用劍”的烏書銘文銅劍等300余件隨葬品同時出土的，還有一雙皮手套。皮手套長28.5厘米，五指分開，套口稍長，與現代手套的通常樣式非常接近。這當然是那會兒貴族們所用的好東西，平民們也許還沒有可能用它，至少是沒有皮手套。