presidio

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A garrisoned place, especially one that is or was once under Spanish control.
    — While De Anza was exploring the Bay of San Francisco, seeking a site for the presidio, the American colonists on the eastern seaboard, three thousand miles away, were celebrating the signing of the Declaration of Independence.

词形变化

presidios plural

词源

From Spanish presidio (“garrison”), from Latin praesidium, 1763. Doublet of praesidium and presidium.
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