rampart

• n. 壁壘；壘；防禦土牆
• vt. 用壁壘圍繞；防衛

來自古法語 rempart,城堡矮牆，來自 re-,再次，em-,進入，使，-par,準備，詞源同 prepare,parry.

rampart

rampart: [16] Rampart, which means etymologically ‘fortified place’, has a very convoluted history. Its ultimate ancestor is Latin parāre ‘prepare’ (source of English prepare). To this was added the prefix ante- ‘before’ to produce the Vulgar Latin verb *anteparāre ‘prepare for defence’. This passed via Provençal amparar into Old French as emparer ‘defend, fortify’, which had the intensive re- prefixed to it, giving remparer ‘fortify’. From this was derived the noun remper or ramper, which was altered (apparently under the influence of boulevart, source of English boulevard) to rempart or rampart – whence English rampart.
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rampart (n.)

"earthen elevation around a place for fortification," sometimes also including parapets, 1580s, from Middle French rempart, rampart, from remparer "to fortify," from re- "again" (see re-) + emparer "fortify, take possession of," from Old Provençal amparer, from Vulgar Latin *anteparare "prepare," properly "to make preparations beforehand," from Latin ante- "before" (see ante) + parare "prepare" (see pare). With excrescent -t in French, perhaps by influence of boulevart (see boulevard).

1. A mole can undermine the strongest rampart.

一隻田鼠能毀壞最堅固的堡壘.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

2. There is guard toing - and - froing along the rampart.

有一個衛兵在沿著城堡來回走動.

來自《現代英漢綜合大詞典》

3. Perhaps the tower is part of the rampart of the city.

這城樓或許就是城牆的一部分。

來自辭典例句

4. Yes, an iron rampart, " he repeated, relishing his phrase.

是的, 就是銅牆鐵壁, " 他很欣賞自己用的這個字眼,又重複了一遍.

來自飄（部分）

5. To our right rose the high rampart of the dunes.

我們的右邊是高聳的沙丘.

來自辭典例句