embattlement

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A battlement. countable
    — This villa was long and low and white, and severe after its manner : for upon and about it were none of those playful ebullitions of taste, such as conical towers, domed roofs, embattlements, statues, coloured tiles and crenellations, such as are dear to architects of villas all the world over.
  2. The state of being embattled. uncountable
    — While that seems unlikely any time soon, such experiences of terror and embattlement have shaped the way Mr. Maliki governs.

词形变化

embattlements plural

词源

From embattle + -ment.
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