countermure

n. 副壁

发音

US /ˈkaʊntɚˌmjʊɹ/
UK /ˈkaʊntəˌmjʊə/

词形变化

countermures 复数 countermured countermures 三单 countermures countermuring countermuring 现在分词 countermured 过去式 countermured 过去分词

别名

contramure

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A wall raised behind another, to supply its place when that is breached or destroyed.

v.
  1. 1.

    To fortify with a wall behind another wall.

    及物

    15??, Thomas Kyd, The Spanish Tragedy They are plac'd in those empyreal heights, Where, counter-mur'd with walls of diamond, I find the place impregnable.

词源

From French contremurer.

来源：wiktionary