a strong underground prison cell, especially in a castle (尤指城堡中的)地下土牢,地牢 ■(in fantasy role-playing games) a labyrinthine subterranean setting (角色扮演类电子游戏中的)地下迷宫,地牢 ■archaic term for donjon 古 同 donjon
verb
[with obj.](poetic/literary)imprison (someone) in a dungeon (诗/文)将(某人)关进地牢
语源
Middle English (also with the sense 'castle keep'): from Old French (perhaps originally with the sense 'lord's tower' or 'mistress tower'), based on Latin dominus 'lord, master'. Compare with donjon