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barbicans
外堡;碉楼
barbicans is the plural of barbican.
核心释义
a tower forming part of a defensive structure, such as a castle
- 1.
城堡或设防城镇入口处的塔楼
A tower at the entrance to a castle or fortified town.
- 2.
防御结构(如城堡)的一部分塔楼
a tower that is part of a defensive structure (such as a castle)
- 3.
桥头堡垒
A fortress at the end of a bridge.
- 4.
堡垒墙上的射击孔;供箭矢等投射物射出的窄孔
An opening in the wall of a fortress through which the guns are levelled; a narrow loophole through which arrows and other missiles may be shot.
- 5.
为防御目的建造的临时木塔
A temporary wooden tower built for defensive purposes.
城堡或设防城镇入口处的塔楼;防御结构(如城堡)的一部分塔楼;桥头堡垒;堡垒墙上的射击孔;供箭矢等投射物射出的窄孔;为防御目的建造的临时木塔
用法In use
The barbican stood at the castle's main gate.
用法提示:barbican 在此作名词,指城堡入口处的防御塔楼。
Guards watched the road from the top of the barbican.
用法提示:barbican 作名词,表示用于防守的塔楼。
The old barbican still had arrow slits in its stone walls.
用法提示:barbican 为可数名词,此处用单数形式。
the barbican of [place]
barbican 是可数名词,表示“某地的外堡/碉楼”时常用 the barbican of + 地名或建筑名。
The barbican of the castle stands at the south gate.
城堡的外堡矗立在南门。
a barbican that [clause]
that 引导的定语从句常用来描述外堡的功能或位置。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- medieval barbican
- 中世纪碉楼
- The medieval barbican still guards the castle entrance.这座中世纪碉楼仍守卫着城堡入口。
- stone barbican
- 石砌外堡
- A stone barbican stood before the main gate.一座石砌外堡矗立在大门前面。
- barbican gate
- 外堡门
- They approached the barbican gate cautiously.他们小心翼翼地接近外堡门。
- fortified barbican
- 防御性碉楼
- The fortified barbican was built to protect the drawbridge.这座防御性碉楼是为保护吊桥而建的。
近义词
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想记忆:barbican 前半像 barb(倒刺),想象城堡外堡布满倒刺,挡住来敌。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域:formal 常见场景:historical architecture、medieval castle descriptions、academic texts on fortifications 该词为正式、偏书面的历史/建筑类术语,多用于描述城堡或防御工事,比较常见于学术或文学文本,日常口语中不常用。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
这组词中,American、African、Mexican、Vatican、Anglican 的结尾都拼作 -ican 并读作 /ɪkən/,但重音和元音不同,因此都不与 barbican /ˈbɑːbɪkən/ 真正押韵;barbican 的重音在首音节 /bɑː/。barbecue /ˈbɑːbɪkjuː/ 开头发音与 barbican 相似,但结尾不同,注意区分拼写和发音。
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