1580s, "fortress commanding a city," from Middle French citadelle (15c.), from Italian cittadella, diminutive of Old Italian cittade "city" (Modern Italian citta), from Latin civitatem (nominative civitas; also source of Portuguese citadella, Spanish ciuadela; see city).
雙語例句
1. The citadel was solid.
城堡是堅固的.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
2. The business is no longer regarded as a citadel of commerce.
該行業不再被視為貿易的堡壘。
來自辭典例句
3. He died for Germany in the gigantic and futile operation called Citadel.
他在被稱為“城堡”行動的一次大規模的勞而無功的戰役中陣亡.
來自辭典例句
4. Hitler's response was to commit more and air wings to Citadel.
希特勒的反應是把更多的師和空軍聯隊撥歸“城堡”行動使用.
來自辭典例句
5. The citadel of the Commonwealth and Empire could not be stormed.