Word · Frequency #21765
battlement
城垛；雉堞墙
核心释义
a defensive wall around the top of a castle with regular gaps for shooting
- 1.
城垛:防御工事上由凸起的垛口和凹下的射孔相间的齿状胸墙,士兵可躲在垛口后射击。
In fortification: an indented parapet, formed by a series of rising members called cops or merlons, separated by openings called crenelles or embrasures, the soldier sheltering himself behind the merlon while he fires through the embrasure or through a loophole in the battlement.
- 2.
围绕城堡顶部建造的防御墙,有规律的缺口用于射箭或开枪
a rampart built around the top of a castle with regular gaps for firing arrows or guns
- 3.
防御用高墙。
Any high wall for defense.
城垛:防御工事上由凸起的垛口和凹下的射孔相间的齿状胸墙,士兵可躲在垛口后射击。；围绕城堡顶部建造的防御墙,有规律的缺口用于射箭或开枪；防御用高墙。；城垛；雉堞墙
用法In use
From the battlement, we could see the whole valley.
用法提示：battlement 作单数名词，指城堡顶部的城垛墙体。
The old castle still has its stone battlements.
用法提示：battlements 为 battlement 的复数形式，指城堡顶部带射口的防护墙。
Archers once stood on the battlements to defend the gate.
用法提示：battlements 以复数形式出现，指城墙上供射击用的雉堞。
the battlements of [place]
battlement 常用复数形式 battlements，此处 of 引出所属建筑。
The defenders hid behind the battlements of the city wall.
守军躲在城墙的城垛后面。
on/along the battlements
表示“在城垛上／沿着城垛”时，介词用 on 或 along。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- crenellated battlements
- 带雉堞的城垛
- The castle's crenellated battlements were silhouetted against the sky.城堡带雉堞的城垛在天空的映衬下呈现出轮廓。
- castle battlements
- 城堡的城垛
- A flag flew proudly from the castle battlements.一面旗帜自豪地飘扬在城堡的城垛上。
- stone battlements
- 石砌城垛
- The stone battlements were covered with ivy.石砌城垛上爬满了常春藤。
- on the battlements
- 在城垛上
- Guards patrolled on the battlements all night.卫兵整夜在城垛上巡逻。
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
把battlement拆成battle+ment：城堡顶上的战斗墙，带缺口（城垛）。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：城堡建筑、历史叙述、文学描写 battlement 多用于正式或书面语境，常见于城堡建筑、历史或文学描写中；日常口语中较少使用。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都不与 battlement /ˈbætəlmənt/ 押韵。settlement 的 -ttlement 拼写与读音最接近，但重读元音不同（/ˈsetəlmənt/）；其余词仅以 -ment 结尾，发音都是 /mənt/，前面元音各异，不能按拼写类推读音。
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