“bastide”的英英意思

单词 bastide
释义 bastide|ˈbɑːstɪd, -æ-, baˈstid|
[a. OF. bastide, ad. Pr. bastida ‘building,’ n. from fem. pa. pple. of bastir to build: cf. -ada, -ade.]
1.
a. A bastel-house or fortlet.
b. A temporary hut or tower erected for besieging purposes. Cf. bastille. Obs. exc. Hist.
1523Ld. Berners Froiss. I. xxvi. 39 They fortified the bastyde of Rosebourge, and made it a strong Castel.1577Holinshed Chron. II. 640 He came before the strong towne of Calis..and erected bastides betweene the towne and the river.1858Morris G. Teste-Noire 138 Therefore we set our bastides round the tower That Geffray held.
2. A country-house in southern France.
1721Lond. Gaz. No. 6073/2 The Bastides and Farm-Houses in that Neighbourhood.1837Carlyle Fr. Rev. II. vi. ii. 332 White glittering bastides that crown the hill.

 

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