moat

moat

英 [məʊt]
　　美 [mot]

n. 護城河；壕溝
　　vt. 將...圍以壕溝

中文詞源：

moat 護城河

來自古法語mote,城墻，護堤，來自拉丁語mota,城墻，小山，山上城堡，來自Proto-Germanic*muto,泥土，污泥，來自PIE*smut,污泥的，臟的，詞源同smut,mud.後詞義由城墻過渡到護城河。

例句：

1. The castle had a deep moat which emptied into the lake.
城堡有一條很深的流入湖裡的護城河.

2. A fire on the city gate brings disaster to the fish in the moat.
城門失火，殃及池魚。

3. The Moat House stood not far from the rough forest road.
莫特堡在距高低不平的森林大路沒有多遠的地方矗立著.

4. The medieval town was fortified with a high wall and a deep moat.
這座中世紀的城市用高墻深溝來加強防禦.

5. The medieval town a high wall and a deep moat.
這座中世紀的城市周圍建有城墻和護城河.