英汉词典

castle 基本解释

• n. 城堡；象棋中的车
• vt. 置…于城堡中；筑城堡防御
• n. (Castle)人名；(英)卡斯尔

castle 词态变化

castle 中文词源

来自PIE *kes, 砍，切，进一步来自PIE*sek, 词源同saw, segment。原指自成体系的村庄，后指城堡。

castle 英文词源

castle

castle: [11] Castle was one of the first words borrowed by the English from their Norman conquerors: it is mentioned in the Anglo-Saxon chronicle only nine years after the battle of Hastings. It comes via Anglo-Norman castel from Latin castellum, a diminutive form of castrum ‘fort’ (which was acquired by Old English as ceaster, and now appears in English place-names as -caster or -chester). The Old French version of castel, chastel, produced modern French château, and also its derivative châtelaine, borrowed into English in the 19th century.
=> château

castle (n.)

late Old English castel "village" (this sense from a biblical usage in Vulgar Latin); later "large fortified building, stronghold," in this sense from Old North French castel (Old French chastel, 12c.; Modern French château), from Latin castellum "a castle, fort, citadel, stronghold; fortified village," diminutive of castrum "fort," from Proto-Italic *kastro- "part, share;" cognate with Old Irish cather, Welsh caer "town" (and perhaps related to castrare via notion of "cut off;" see caste). In early bibles, castle was used to translate Greek kome "village."

This word also had come to Old English as ceaster and formed the -caster and -chester in place names. Spanish alcazar "castle" is from Arabic al-qasr, from Latin castrum. Castles in Spain translates 14c. French chastel en Espaigne (the imaginary castles sometimes stood in Brie, Asia, or Albania) and probably reflects the hopes of landless knights to establish themselves abroad. The statement that an (English) man's home is his castle is from 16c.

castle (v.)

move in chess, recorded under this name from 1650s, from castle (n.), as an old alternative name for the rook, one of the pieces moved. Related: Castled; castling.

castle 词组搭配

castle 英文释义

1. a large and stately mansion

2. a large building formerly occupied by a ruler and fortified against attack

3. (chess) the piece that can move any number of unoccupied squares in a direction parallel to the sides of the chessboard

4. interchanging the positions of the king and a rook

castle 双语例句

1. He was riding on his horse looking for the castle.

他正骑着马寻找那座城堡。

来自柯林斯例句

2. The Lawn Tennis Association suspended Mr Castle from the British team.

草地网球协会暂停了卡斯尔先生在英国队的职务。

来自柯林斯例句

3. The island is surmounted by a huge black castle.

岛的最高处耸立着一座巨大的黑色城堡。

来自柯林斯例句

4. The castle is set in 25 acres of beautiful grounds.

这座城堡坐落于一片方圆25英亩、风景秀丽的土地上。

来自柯林斯例句

5. Damage was confined to a small portion of the castle.

城堡仅有一小部分受损。

来自柯林斯例句

castle 实用场景例句

The visiting professor was cocktailed, partied and dined.

为来访的教授举行了鸡尾酒会 、 晚会和晚宴.

辞典例句

Once upon a time in a faraway land there lived a princess in a big castle.

从前，在很远的地方，有一位美丽的公主住在一座很大的城堡里.

《简明英汉词典》

Instead of working hard at her lessons, Mary spends her time building a castle in the air.

玛丽不用功读书, 却花时间去幻想.

《简明英汉词典》

The castle is redolent of the past.

那城堡使人怀古.

《现代英汉综合大词典》

Let's wall the prisoner up in the castle.

咱们把这个犯人关在城堡里吧.

《简明英汉词典》

The castle and the land are entailed on the eldest son.

城堡和土地限定由长子继承.

《简明英汉词典》

Strange sounds issued from the castle.

城堡传来怪异的声音.

《简明英汉词典》

Living in such a beautiful old castle is something of a mixed blessing. Just think of the heating bills, for example.

居住在这座美丽的古城堡中既有利,也有弊. 比如,想想它昂贵的取暖费用吧.

《简明英汉词典》

Soldiers patrolled the castle ramparts.

士兵们在城堡城墙上巡逻.

《简明英汉词典》

The lofty walls of the castle seemed impregnable.

这座城堡的高墙似乎坚不可摧.

《简明英汉词典》

The castle lies on a hilltop.

这个城堡座落在山顶上.

《现代汉英综合大词典》

We had to give up the castle to the enemy.

我们只得把城堡拱手让给了敌人.

《简明英汉词典》

The castle was enlarged considerably in the fifteenth century.

这个城堡在15世纪得到了相当大的扩展.

《简明英汉词典》

The castle domineers the town.

古堡高耸于城市之上.

《现代英汉综合大词典》

The castle stands out against the sky.

这座城堡矗立天际.

《现代汉英综合大词典》

The barracks stand on the site of the old castle.

那个兵营位于古城堡的旧址上.

《现代汉英综合大词典》

a castle haunted by spooks

闹鬼的城堡

《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

Leeds Castle will provide a dramatic backdrop to a fireworks display next Saturday.

利兹堡将为下周六的烟花燃放提供美妙的背景衬托。

柯林斯例句

The Lawn Tennis Association suspended Mr Castle from the British team.

草地网球协会暂停了卡斯尔先生在英国队的职务。

柯林斯例句

The island is surmounted by a huge black castle.

岛的最高处耸立着一座巨大的黑色城堡。

柯林斯例句

The castle is set in 25 acres of beautiful grounds.

这座城堡坐落于一片方圆25英亩、风景秀丽的土地上。

柯林斯例句

Damage was confined to a small portion of the castle.

城堡仅有一小部分受损。

柯林斯例句

The Normans built the castle which was reduced to ruins under Cromwell.

诺曼人建造了这座后来在克伦威尔统治时期变成废墟的城堡。

柯林斯例句

Field tests are to be carried out at Blair Castle and Burghley.

现场测试将在布莱尔城堡和伯利庄园进行。

柯林斯例句

There were cisterns to catch rainwater as it ran off the castle walls.

雨水顺着城堡的墙壁流下时会流入蓄水池。

柯林斯例句

For sheer scale and grandeur, Leeds Castle in Kent takes some beating.

单从规模和气势来说，肯特的利兹城堡独领风骚。

柯林斯例句

Here another rugged castle crowns the cliffs and crags.

这里又有一座高低不平的城堡建在悬崖绝壁之上。

柯林斯例句

The dark silhouette of the castle ruins stood out boldly against the fading light.

城堡遗迹的黑色轮廓在暮色映衬下清晰可见。

柯林斯例句