siege的词源

英文词源

siege (n.)

early 13c., "a seat" (as in Siege Perilous, early 13c., the vacant seat at Arthur's Round Table, according to prophecy to be occupied safely only by the knight destined to find the Holy Grail), from Old French sege "seat, throne," from Vulgar Latin *sedicum "seat," from Latin sedere "sit" (see sedentary). The military sense is attested from c. 1300; the notion is of an army "sitting down" before a fortress.

中文词源

siege：包围，围攻，封锁

来自古法语 sege,座位，来自通俗拉丁语*sedicum,座位，来自 sedere,坐下，词源同 set,sit,seat. 引申比喻义包围，封锁，字面意思即即军队在包围的城墙四周安营扎寨。

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