rampart

• n. 壁垒；垒；防御土墙
• vt. 用壁垒围绕；防卫

来自古法语 rempart,城堡矮墙，来自 re-,再次，em-,进入，使，-par,准备，词源同 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.

一只田鼠能毁坏最坚固的堡垒.

来自《简明英汉词典》

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

有一个卫兵在沿着城堡来回走动.

来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

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

这城楼或许就是城墙的一部分。

来自辞典例句

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

是的, 就是铜墙铁壁, " 他很欣赏自己用的这个字眼,又重复了一遍.

来自飘（部分）

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

我们的右边是高耸的沙丘.

来自辞典例句