词典释义:
Martello
英 [mɑːˈtɛləʊ]
美 [mɑrˈtɛloʊ]
n.
海岸圆堡,圆形石堡
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释义
n.
any of numerous small circular forts that were erected for defence purposes along the SE coasts of England during the Napoleonic Wars
(拿破仑战争时期沿英国东南海岸为防御目的而筑的)海岸圆堡,圆形石堡。
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词源
alteration (by association with Italian martello ‘hammer') of Cape Mortella in Corsica, where such a tower proved difficult for the English to capture in 1794.
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