postern
英 ['pɒst(ə)n; 'pəʊst-]
美
词态变化
复数: posterns;
英文词源
- postern (n.)
- late 13c., "back door, private door," from Old French posterne "side or rear gate," earlier posterle, from Late Latin posterula "small back door or gate," diminutive of Latin posterus "that is behind, coming after, subsequent," from post "after" (see post-).
双语例句
- 1. We slipped out of the postern door of the castle.
- 我们从城堡的后门溜出.
来自辞典例句
英英释意
- 1. a small gate in the rear of a fort or castle
实用场景例句
- We slipped out of the postern door of the castle.
- 我们从城堡的后门溜出.
辞典例句
