portcullis: [14] A portcullis is etymologically a ‘sliding door’. The word comes from Old French porte coleïce, a term made up of porte ‘door’ (source of English port, as in porthole) and coleïce ‘sliding’. This was a derivative of the verb couler ‘slide’, which came ultimately from Latin cōlum ‘sieve’ (source of English colander [14]). => colander, porch, port, portico
portcullis (n.)
also port-cullis, c. 1300, from Old French porte coleice "sliding gate" (c. 1200, Modern French porte à coulisse), from porte "gate" (see port (n.2)) + coleice "sliding, flowing," fem. of coleis, from Latin colatus, past participle of colare "to filter, strain" (see colander).
portcullis 英文释义
1. gate consisting of an iron or wooden grating that hangs in the entry to a castle or fortified town; can be lowered to prevent passage
portcullis 双语例句
1. Most gateways had a metal grill called a portcullis.
大多数通道上都装有叫作吊闸的铁格栅.
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2. Portcullis - Effectual protection in emergency.
吊闸 - 行之有效的紧急保护.
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3. Portcullis - Effectual protection in emergency.
吊闸-在危急时可靠的保护者.
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portcullis 实用场景例句
Most gateways had a metal grill called a portcullis.
