motte

n. 丛林

发音

/ˈmɒt/

词形变化

mottes 复数

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A raised earth mound, often topped with a wooden or stone structure and surrounded with a ditch.

  2. 2.

    An argument which is uncontroversial and easy to defend (in the context of a motte and bailey fallacy).

    Coordinate term: bailey

  3. 1.

    Alternative form of mott.

相关短语

motte and bailey

词源

From French motte, from Anglo-Norman/Old French motte (“mound, hillock”). Doublet of moat.

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