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单词 dungeon
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
dun•geon /ˈdʌndʒən/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. Architecturea strong, dark prison or cell, such as in a medieval castle.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
dun•geon  (dun′jən),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Architecturea strong, dark prison or cell, usually underground, as in a medieval castle.
  2. Architecturethe keep or stronghold of a castle;
    donjon.
  • Vulgar Latin *domniōn- (stem of *domniō) keep, mastery, syncopated variant of *dominiōn- dominion
  • Middle French donjon
  • Middle English dungeo(u)n, dongeoun, dungun 1250–1300

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
dungeon /ˈdʌndʒən/ n
  1. a close prison cell, often underground
  2. a variant of donjon
Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French donjon; related to Latin dominus master
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