The Aquila (plural: Aquilae) (also known as Imperial Aquila , great Aquila and Imperial Eagle) normally refers to a two-headed eagle that symbolizes the Pax Imperialis, the oath that binds together all Imperial servants under the banner of the Emperor of Mankind. It is a universal symbol within the Imperium and more than anything else represents the dominion of the Emperor. It is also said that the Eagle and its variations symbolize both the Imperium as such and also loyalty to the Emperor as its master. It also is the heraldic device of the Imperial state and at the same time holy symbol of the Imperial Cult. The double-headed eagle also represents the union of the Mechanicum of Mars and the Emperor or between Mars and Terra.
天鹰（复数：天鹰）（也称为帝国天鹰、大天鹰和帝国鹰）通常是指象征帝国和平的双头鹰，这是在人类帝皇的旗帜下将所有帝国之仆团结在一起的誓言。它是帝国内部的普遍标志，最重要的是代表帝皇的统治。还有人说，鹰及其变体象征着帝国本身，也象征着对作为主人的帝皇的忠诚。它也是帝国的纹章，同时也是帝国教派的神圣象征。双头鹰也代表了火星机械教和帝皇或火星和泰拉之间的联盟。
The Aquila, symbol of the Imperium of Mankind 天鹰，人类帝国的标志
History 历史
Pre-Great Crusade 大远征前
Before the formalisation of the Eagle (also see Raptor Imperialis) as the symbol of the Imperium the Emperor's personal device was the Thunderbolt and lightning emblem which was used during the Unification Wars. But the Imperial Eagle also is a symbol of the Emperor's War of Unification.
在鹰（也见帝国猛禽）正式成为帝国的象征之前，帝皇的个人标志是统一战争期间使用的霹雳和闪电徽章。但帝国鹰也是帝皇统一战争的象征。
Mark 1 Power Armour as used during the wars to unify the Terran system without Aquilae Mark 1动力盔甲，在统一泰拉星系的战争期间使用，没有天鹰
Great Crusade/Pre-Heresy 大远征/叛乱前
When the newly-found Fulgrim was brought to Terra by the Emperor to join his, Fulgrim's, Legion the Primarch addressed his warriors in a speech. Tasking them with bringing the wisdom of the Emperor to all the stars and underlining that they were the children of the Emperor. The Emperor was so impressed by these words that he bestowed a unique honour on Fulgrim's Legion: They would be permitted to display the Imperial Eagle on their armour chestplates - the only Legion permitted to do so. Possibly the Aquila was also already being used more generally on Power Armour during this and later times.
当新发现的福格瑞姆被帝皇带到泰拉加入他的，福格瑞姆的军团时，原体在一次演讲中向他的战士们发表了讲话。让他们把帝皇的智慧带给群星，并强调他们是帝皇之子。这些话给帝皇留下了深刻的印象，他授予了福格瑞姆的军团一项独特的荣誉：他们将被允许在盔甲胸甲上展示帝国鹰，这是唯一被允许这样做的军团。也许天鹰在这个时代和后来的时代也已经被更广泛地用于动力盔甲。
Pre-Heresy Emperor's Children with chestplate Aquila 配天鹰胸甲的叛乱前帝皇之子
Mark 2 Crusade Armour with Aquila Mark 2远征盔甲与天鹰
Mark 3 Armorum Ferrum/Iron Suit or Iron Armour with Aquila Mark 3铁/铁甲或钢铁盔甲与天鹰
Mark 4 Imperial Maximus with Aquila Mark 4帝国马克西姆斯与天鹰
There has been at least a five Aquila coin in use as Imperial currency in the time prior to the Horus Heresy.
在荷鲁斯叛乱之前，至少有一种五天鹰币被用作帝国货币。
Horus Heresy 荷鲁斯叛乱
Towards the end of the Horus Heresy when the final battle for Mars was underway the armour development teams were evacuated from Mars to Terra where they continued their work. The result of their work was the Mark 7 Armorum Impetor or Eagle Armour which takes its common name from the Eagle device it bears. The Eagle Armour started to reach the loyalist Space Marine defenders on Terra and on the Moon when Horus and his forces overcame the last resistance on Mars.
在荷鲁斯叛乱接近尾声时，当火星的最后一场战斗正在进行时，盔甲开发团体从火星撤离到泰拉，在那里继续他们的工作。他们的工作成果是Mark 7英佩特盔甲或鹰甲，其通用名称来自它所携带的鹰标志。当荷鲁斯和他的部队解决了火星上的最后一次抵抗时，鹰甲开始抵达泰拉和月球上的忠诚星际战士防御者。
Mark 5 Heresy Suit with Aquila Mark 5异端盔甲与天鹰
Mark 7 Armorum Impetor or Eagle Armour Mark 7英佩特盔甲或天鹰盔甲
Design and meanings 设计和意义
The Aquila most commonly has two heads looking into different directions, one said blinded to look at the past, one sighted to see to the future or one head gazing into the Materium while the other gazes into the Immaterium. Other sources associate the blind head with the Adeptus Astronomica and the seeing head with the Adeptus Astra Telepathica.
天鹰最常见的是有两个头朝着不同的方向看，一个头说是盲目地看向过去，一个头是看向未来，或者一个头凝视着物质界，而另一个头则凝视着非物质界。其他资料将盲目之首与星炬庭联系在一起，将有可视之首与星语庭联系起来。
The Aquila 天鹰
The left wing (as seen from the viewer's perspective) represents the Adeptus Astra Telepathica while the right wing represents the Adeptus Mechanicus. The Eagle's body stands for the Adeptus Custodes, while the left, straight claw (again as seen from the viewer's perspective) represents the Administratum and the right, crooked claw the Adeptus Arbites.
左翼（从观看者的角度看）代表星语庭，右翼代表机械教。鹰的身体代表着禁军修会，而左伸直的爪子（再次从观看者的角度来看）代表着内务部，右弯曲的爪子代表着法务部。
Usage 用法
The device of the Aquila is generally used throughout the galaxy wherever the Imperium wishes to proclaim its authority. Typical examples include architecture, armour, vehicles (like space ships), weapons, containers etc. and - at least prior to the Horus Heresy - also currency, i.e. on coins:
天鹰标志通常用于整个银河系，无论帝国希望在哪里宣布其权威。典型的例子包括建筑、盔甲、载具（如星舰）、武器、集装箱等，至少在荷鲁斯叛乱之前，还有货币，即硬币：
Aquilae are frequently worn by Imperial servants, for example on clothing, ceremonial dresses, armour or in the form of jewelry (for example as a necklace or as a brooch), tattoos (or as etchings across shoulder blades) or other adornments.
天鹰经常被帝国之仆佩戴，例如在衣服、礼服、盔甲上或以珠宝（例如作为项链或胸针）、纹身（或作为肩胛骨上的蚀刻）或其他装饰品的形式。
The Aquila as an adornment 天鹰作为装饰品
On an Imperial servant 在帝国之仆身上
On Space Marines 在星际战士身上
On a Sister of Battle 在战斗修女身上
On the shoulder guard of an Ogryn 在欧格林肩甲上
The Aquila typically adorns the chestpiece of Space Marine Power Armour.
天鹰通常装饰在星际战士动力盔甲的胸甲前。
It also is ubiquitous on medals like the Astra Militarum Honours and can also be found as the Aquila Token.
它在星界军的荣誉勋章等奖牌上也无处不在，也可以作为天鹰标找到。
Military honours 军事荣誉勋章
The Eagle Ordinary 普通天鹰
The Steel Aquila 钢铁天鹰
The Medusa Star 美杜莎之星
The Order of the Storm 风暴秩序
The Valoris Imperator 帝皇之威
The Aquila Token 天鹰标
It also appears on vehicles as an affirmation of loyalty.
它也出现在载具上，作为对忠诚的肯定。
The Aquila on vehicles and weapons 载具和武器上的天鹰
On the bulldozer blade of a Leman Russ Battle Tank 黎曼鲁斯战斗坦克的推土铲上
On a space ship 在星舰上
On a Storm bolter 在风暴爆矢枪上
On a Bolter 在爆矢枪上
An Aquila as a form of Imperial Currency 天鹰作为帝国货币的一种形式
An "Aquila" as currency “天鹰”作为货币
There has been at least a five Aquila coin in use as Imperial currency in the time prior to the Horus Heresy.
在荷鲁斯叛乱之前，至少有一种五天鹰币被用作帝国货币。
Other objects bearing or taking the form of an Aquila include but are not limited too: A bar on Sameter using the symbol as a advertising neon sign, as a watermark on paper and iron candelabras.
其他带有或采用天鹰形状的物体包括但不限于：萨米特的一个酒吧，将这个符号用作广告霓虹灯标志，作为纸张和铁烛台上的水印。
The Moebian Domain uses Aquilas, also called Moebian Aquilas, as currency in M42. It features an Aquila design and the text "Imperium of Man" stamped into it.
莫比安领域使用天鹰，也称为莫比安天鹰，作为M42的货币。它以天鹰的设计为特色，上面印有“人类帝国”的文字。
Sign of the Aquila 天鹰手势
The Sign of the Aquila (often shortened to simply Aquila) is a sign of devotion to the Imperium also used for example as a sign of defiance against Warp entities. It was used a sign of devotion from early on. It is also known to have been used as a formal greeting between at least Space Marines and as a sign of respect towards fallen brothers.
天鹰手势（通常简称为天鹰礼）是对帝国忠诚的标志，也被用作对抗亚空间实体的手势。从早期开始，它就被用来表示忠诚。它也被用作至少星际战士之间的正式问候，以及对逝去兄弟的尊重。
Descriptions of how to actually do this sign are however a bit unclear: In one instance it is said that hands are placed or pressed to one's chest, palms open, blades of fingers extended and thumbs raised while others say and show the thumbs are interlocked or crossed while yet another source says the "fingers" are "laced" into the shape on an Aquila.
然而，关于如何实际做这个手势的描述有点不清楚：在一个例子中，据说手放在或压在胸前，手掌张开，手指伸出来，竖起拇指，而另一些人则说并显示拇指是互锁的或交叉的，而另一个来源说“手指”是“绑在”天鹰的形状上的。
This gesture is equivalent to the Cult Mechanicus' gesture, the sign of the cog. It is common for Imperial and Adeptus Mechanicus forces working together to make each other's respective religion's gesture in greeting to express mutual honour and respect from both parties. Although, most Imperials tend to have a laboured unfamiliarity when attempting to make the sign of the cog.
这个手势相当于机械教派的手势，齿轮手势。帝国和机械教的部队一起工作，在问候中做出各自宗教的手势，以表达双方的荣誉和相互尊重，这是很常见的。尽管如此，大多数帝国人在试图做齿轮手势时往往会有一种吃力的陌生感。
The Sign of the Aquila 天鹰手势
Other information 其他信息
Soldiers of the Imperial Guard are obliged to salute (amongst others) any image of the Aquila - failure to do so is punished by being branded on the left cheek and a court-martial.
帝国卫队的士兵有义务向（除其他外）天鹰的任何形象致敬 — 否则将被打左脸颊并接受军事法庭的惩罚。
When no proper altar to the Emperor of Mankind is available one can be improvised by Imperial Guard officers to conduct their ceremonies: under certain circumstances and at certain times an Aquila standard is suspended from a wall and a yellow chalk cross on the floor beneath it then marks the sacred spot.
当没有合适的人类帝皇的祭坛时，帝国卫队军官可以临时制作祭坛来举行仪式：在某些情况下，在某些时候，天鹰旗帜悬挂在墙上，下面地板上的黄色粉笔十字标记着圣地。
At least servants of the Ecclesiarchy are expected to make the Sign of the Aquila when facing an Ecclesiarchical shrine or when seeing a sign of the Ruinous Powers. Making the sign to honour altars also is a known practice amongst other Imperial servants.
至少国教的仆人在面对国教圣地或看到毁灭力量的标志时，应该做出天鹰手势。制作荣誉祭坛的标志也是其他帝国之仆的一种众所周知的做法。
Aquila devices have been known to become the focus of tangible manifestations of religious power.
天鹰标志已成为宗教权力有形表现的焦点。
At least prior to the Horus Heresy it was considered a "great crime" to damage the Imperial Eagle on the chestplate of the Emperor's Children.
至少在荷鲁斯叛乱之前，损坏在帝皇之子胸甲上的帝国鹰被认为是一种“大罪”。
Typical variations and examples 典型变体和示例
Aquilae 天鹰
Armoured Vehicle Insignia 装甲载具徽章
Another common design 另一种常见设计
Above the Golden Throne 在黄金王座上
As used by the Inquisition 被审判庭使用
As used by the Officio Assassinorum 被刺客庭使用
On a building 在建筑上
As used on the standard of the 2nd Company of the Ultramarines 被极限战士第二连队的旗帜使用
As used on the standard of the 5th Company of the Ultramarines 被极限战士第五连队的旗帜使用
As used by the second Dreadnought of the 1st Company of the Ultramarines 被极限战士第一连队的第二名无畏使用
Imperial Fief Badge 帝国封地徽章
The Saturn Saturnine Aquila is placed on the breastplates of Saturnine Pattern Terminator Armour 土星的土星天鹰被放在土星型终结者盔甲的胸甲上
Great Crusade-era Aquila which incorporates the lightning bolts of the Raptor Imperialis 大远征时期的天鹰，融合了帝国猛禽的闪电
Trivia 琐事
Aquila simply is the Latin and Romance languages word for eagle.
天鹰是拉丁语和罗马语中鹰的单词。
Double-headed eagles are or have been used in many different contexts throughout history: "In heraldry and vexillology, the double-headed eagle (or double-eagle) is a charge associated with the concept of Empire. Most modern uses of the symbol are directly or indirectly associated with its use by the Byzantine Empire, whose use of it represented the Empire's dominion over the Near East and the West."
双头鹰在历史上的许多不同背景下都有使用：“在纹章学和旗帜学中，双头鹰（或双鹰）是一种与帝国概念相关的标记。该符号的大多数现代用法都与拜占庭帝国的直接或间接使用相关，拜占庭帝国对它的使用代表了帝国对近东和西方的统治。”
Modern day users of the emblem are as diverse as Albania, Serbia, Montenegro and Russia, the Hellenic Army, different Orthodox Christian Churches and also cities such as Toledo (Spain), Velletri (Italy), Rijeka (Croatia) or Konya (Turkey) to name but a few.
该徽章的现代使用者多种多样，包括阿尔巴尼亚、塞尔维亚、黑山和俄罗斯、希腊军队、不同的东正教教堂，以及托莱多（西班牙）、韦勒特里（意大利）、里耶卡（克罗地亚）或科尼亚（土耳其）等城市。
Notes 注释
Note 1 注释1
Since the word Aquila simply means "eagle" special attention should be paid to the exact context and wording of sources. Sometimes Aquila, Eagle or Imperial Eagle might refer to the double-headed symbol, but sometimes it might also denote a normal, one-headed eagle.
由于天鹰一词的意思只是“鹰”，因此应特别注意来源的确切上下文和措辞。有时天鹰、鹰或帝国鹰可能指双头标志，但有时也可能表示正常的单头鹰。
Note 2 注释2
Due to the lack of supplies during the Horus Heresy the different marks of Power Armour including older ones were used throughout the conflict and even thereafter. In addition older marks came to be associated with the history or past deeds and are therefore still used and much sought after up to current times. Since these images are not precisely dated it is impossible to say if the use of the Aquila was a constant or temporary feature or when it started.
由于荷鲁斯叛乱时期缺乏补给，在整个冲突期间甚至之后都使用了不同的动力盔甲标志，包括旧的标志。此外，旧的标志与历史或过去的行为有关，因此直到现在仍被使用和追捧。由于这些图像没有精确的日期，因此无法确定天鹰的使用是持续的还是暂时的，或者是什么时候开始的。
Conflicting sources 来源冲突
The image of the Aquila in Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader relatively clearly shows that the inscription "Adeptus Astra Telepathica" is connected to the left wing and not to the sighted head of the eagle. But The Inquisition (Background Book) unequivocally states that when "depicted in correct detail" the sighted head represents the "Adeptus Astra Telepathica". Therefore it could be assumed that the image in Rogue Trader is incorrect. But on the other hand The Inquisition does not mention the left wing at all.
《战锤40000：行商浪人》中的天鹰图像相对清楚地表明，铭文“星语庭”与鹰的左翼有关，而不是与鹰的可视之首有关。但《审判庭》（背景书）明确指出，当“以正确的细节描绘”时，有可视之首代表“星语庭”。因此，可以假设行商浪人中的图像不正确。但另一方面，《审判庭》根本没有提到左翼。
