1540s, "a staff used as a weapon," from French baton "stick, walking stick, staff, club, wand," from Old French baston (12c.) "stick, staff, rod," from Late Latin bastum "stout staff," probably of Gaulish origin or else from Greek *baston "support," from bastazein "to lift up, raise, carry." Meaning "staff carried as a symbol of office" is from 1580s; musical sense of "conductor's wand" is from 1841 (from 1839 as a French word in English). Often anglicized 17c.-18c. as batoon.
例文
1. He once again raised his baton and brought in the brass.
彼は再び指揮棒を持ち上げ、銅管楽部を参加させた。
2.Police in riot gear baton -charged the crowd.
暴動では、警察官が警棒を振り回して人々に衝撃を与えた。
3.They were driven back by a police baton charge.
彼らは警察に警棒で追い返された。
4.The reactionary police made a baton charge on the demonstrating crowd.