英语词汇“broch”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

broch

/brɒk

/ /brɒx

noun

A prehistoric circular stone tower in north Scotland and adjacent islands.‘They would have needed social stability’, he says, suggesting brochs were not watch towers or forts, but ‘ostentatious signs of status and wealth’....

Particularly impressive examples occur in North Wales and Cornwall, while the brochs and duns of Scotland are monumental examples of roundhouses.
Skara Brae is a well-preserved prehistoric village, Maes Howe the best of a series of impressive prehistoric burial cairns, and numerous brochs and settlements attest to the islands' Pictish and Viking periods.

Origin

Late 15th century: alteration of burgh (the original sense). The current sense dates from the mid 17th century.

单词	broch
释义	broch /brɒk / /brɒx / noun A prehistoric circular stone tower in north Scotland and adjacent islands.‘They would have needed social stability’, he says, suggesting brochs were not watch towers or forts, but ‘ostentatious signs of status and wealth’.... Particularly impressive examples occur in North Wales and Cornwall, while the brochs and duns of Scotland are monumental examples of roundhouses. Skara Brae is a well-preserved prehistoric village, Maes Howe the best of a series of impressive prehistoric burial cairns, and numerous brochs and settlements attest to the islands' Pictish and Viking periods. Origin Late 15th century: alteration of burgh (the original sense). The current sense dates from the mid 17th century.
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