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siege n.包围，围攻 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. 【记】side + edge 周边；seize 抓住，捕获→通过包围，围攻抓住敌人；音：塞挤，全城大塞挤，原来有敌人围攻我城，出城的路被包围住了

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[si:dʒ] 【英】 n.包围，围攻(a military blockade of a city or fortified place to compel it to surrender)【同】 参考：besiege(围攻)【例】 be in a state of siege(处于被围状态) n. /v. 包围, 围攻(城市、城镇或堡垒)【记】和besiege(v 围困; 围攻)一起记

单词	siege
音标	[si:dʒ]
解释	n.包围，围攻
红宝书	【英】 n.包围，围攻(a military blockade of a city or fortified place to compel it to surrender) 【同】参考：besiege(围攻) 【例】 be in a state of siege(处于被围状态)
字源	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.
不择手段背单词	n. /v. 包围, 围攻(城市、城镇或堡垒) 【记】和besiege(v 围困; 围攻)一起记
趣味全助记	【记】side + edge 周边；seize 抓住，捕获→通过包围，围攻抓住敌人；音：塞挤，全城大塞挤，原来有敌人围攻我城，出城的路被包围住了

Siege Military Early 13c Latin Si:Dʒ N.包围，围攻 英

Siege Military Early 13c Latin Si:Dʒ N.包围，围攻英