dungeon

FREQ #9809

n. 地牢

发音

其它 /ˈdʌn.d͡ʒən/
US /ˈdʌn.d͡ʒən/

词形变化

dungeons 复数 dungeons dungeoned dungeoning dungeons 三单 dungeoning 现在分词 dungeoned 过去式 dungeoned 过去分词

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    An underground prison or vault, typically built underneath a castle.

    地牢

  2. 2.

    The low area between two drumlins.

  3. 3.

    The main tower of a motte or castle; a keep or donjon.

    城堡主楼

    楼橹

    废旧
  4. 4.

    A shrewd person.

    废旧
  5. 5.

    An area inhabited by enemies, containing story objectives, treasure, and bosses.

    游戏
  6. 6.

    A room dedicated to sadomasochistic sexual activity.

v.
  1. 1.

    To imprison in a dungeon.

    及物

词汇关系

名词

同义词 2

keep donjon

上位词 5

cell stronghold fastness jail cell prison cell

下位词 1

oubliette

整体词 1

castle

相关短语

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词源

From Middle English dongeoun (“keep of a castle; dungeon; abyss, cave, den; whirlpool”), from Anglo-Norman donjun (“keep of a castle; keep used as a prison; dungeon”) and continental Old French donjon (“keep of a castle”), from Vulgar Latin *dominiōnem, seemingly derived from Latin dominus (“master, lord”) perhaps via some figurative sense like “dominant building”. Doublet of donjon. The sense of “prison (associated with a castle)”, first attested in Anglo-Norman (13th c.) and apparently never in continental Old French, likely developed in combination with Old English dung (“underground prison cell”), whence Middle English donge (“pit, abyss”, senses that are also attested for Middle English dongeoun). The game term has been popularized by Dungeons & Dragons.

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