单词 | castle |
释义 | Word Frequency castle(ˈkɑːsəl) noun 1. a fortified building or set of buildings, usually permanently garrisoned, as in medieval Europe 2. any fortified place or structure 3. a large magnificent house, esp when the present or former home of a nobleman or prince 4. the citadel and strongest part of the fortifications of a medieval town 5. chess another name for rook2 verb 6. chess to move (the king) two squares laterally on the first rank and place the nearest rook on the square passed over by the king, either towards the king's side (castling short) or the queen's side (castling long) Word origin C11: from Latin castellum, diminutive of castrum fort |
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