postern

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /ˈpɒst(ə)n/|/ˈpəʊst(ə)n/    美 /ˈpɑstɚn/|/ˈpoʊstɚn/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A back gate, back door, side entrance, or other gateway distinct from the main entrance, especially in a city wall or fortification.
    — And as they cam hurlyng vnder the Castel where as sir launcelot lay in wyndowe / & sawe how two knyghtes layd vpon syr Blyaunt with their swerdes /[…]/ And thenne sir launcelot brake the chaynes fro his legges and of his armes /[…]/ & so sir launcelot ran out at a posterne / and there he mett with the two knyȝtes that chaced sir Blyaunt
  2. A separate or hidden way in or out of a place, situation etc. archaic,broadly
  3. A subterranean passage communicating between the parade and the main ditch, or between the ditches and the interior of the outworks. historical
    — The postern of the enceinte leads through the middle of the curtain, descending from the plane of sight to the ditch
形容词 adj.
  1. Situated at the rear; posterior.

词形变化

posterns plural more postern comparative most postern superlative

词源

词源 1
From Old French posterne, alteration of posterle, from Late Latin posterula (“back door”), from Latin posterus (“later”).
词源 2
From Old French posterne, alteration of posterle, from Late Latin posterula (“back door”), from Latin posterus (“later”).
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