bailey

FREQ #4842

n. 城郭, 外栅

发音

US /ˈbeɪli/

词形变化

baileys 复数 baileys

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The outer wall of a feudal castle.

  2. 2.

    The space immediately within the outer wall of a castle or fortress.

  3. 3.

    A prison or court of justice.

    the Old Bailey in London; the New Bailey in Manchester

  4. 4.

    An argument which is controversial and more difficult to defend (in the context of a motte and bailey fallacy).

词汇关系

名词

上位词 5

court wall courtyard rampart bulwark

相关短语

Bailey bridge 活动便桥 Bailey bridges Bailey County Aighton, Bailey and Chaigley Old Bailey （英国伦敦老贝利街的）中央刑事法庭 motte and bailey

词源

From Old French baile (“palisade, enclosure”), from Latin bacula, plural of baculum (“stick, rod”).

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