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oubliette的意思

oubliette

英 [,uːblɪ'et] 美
  • n. (只在牢顶有出口的)地下密牢

oubliette

英文词源


oubliette (n.)
"secret dungeon reached only via trapdoor," 1819, from French oubliette (14c.), from Middle French oublier "to forget, show negligence," Old French oblier, oblider, from Vulgar Latin *oblitare, from Latin oblitus, past participle of oblivisci "to forget" (see oblivion).