1580s, "fortress commanding a city," from Middle French citadelle (15c.), from Italian cittadella, diminutive of Old Italian cittade "city" (Modern Italian citta), from Latin civitatem (nominative civitas; also source of Portuguese citadella, Spanish ciuadela; see city).
雙語(yǔ)例句
1. The citadel was solid.
城堡是堅(jiān)固的.
來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
2. The business is no longer regarded as a citadel of commerce.
該行業(yè)不再被視為貿(mào)易的堡壘。
來(lái)自辭典例句
3. He died for Germany in the gigantic and futile operation called Citadel.