1610s, "a barrier of stakes," a nativization of Spanish estacada, from estaca "stake," from a Germanic source cognate with Old English staca, see stake (n.1)). Meaning "military prison" first recorded 1865. As a verb from 1755.
雙語例句
1. I had not gone a hundred yards when I reached the stockade.
我跑了不到一百碼,就到了木寨前.
來自英漢文學(xué) - 金銀島
2. At length I thought I might return towards the stockade.
我終于覺得可以折回來向木寨方向走去了.
來自英漢文學(xué) - 金銀島
3. A heavy stockade around the cabin protected the pioneer from attack.
小屋周圍的厚厚的柵欄保護(hù)拓荒者免受攻擊。
來自辭典例句
4. He reversed into the stockade in a cloud of dust.
他在一陣塵土中將車倒進(jìn)了圍欄。
來自辭典例句
5. A heavy stockade around the cabins protected the pioneers from attack.