siege

• n. 圍攻；包圍；圍城；不斷襲擊；長期努力
• vt. 圍攻；包圍

來自古法語 sege,座位，來自通俗拉丁語*sedicum,座位，來自 sedere,坐下，詞源同 set,sit,seat. 引申比喻義包圍，封鎖，字麵意思即即軍隊在包圍的城牆四周安營紮寨。

siege (n.)

early 13c., "a seat" (as in Siege Perilous, early 13c., the vacant seat at Arthur's Round Table, according to prophecy to be occupied safely only by the knight destined to find the Holy Grail), from Old French sege "seat, throne," from Vulgar Latin *sedicum "seat," from Latin sedere "sit" (see sedentary). The military sense is attested from c. 1300; the notion is of an army "sitting down" before a fortress.

1. The judge said the police had mishandled the siege.

法官說警方對圍攻安排不當。

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2. They are hopeful of bringing the siege to a peaceful conclusion.

他們希望能和平結束這次圍困。

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3. The journalists found a city virtually under siege.

記者發現的是一個幾乎被圍困的城市。

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4. The guy'll think he's under siege.

那家夥會認為他承受了巨大壓力。

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5. The siege is now in its eighteenth day.

圍困今天已經進入第18天了。

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