dungeon

dungeon
noun
  1. 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
  1. [with obj.](poetic/literary)imprison (someone) in a dungeon
    (诗/文)将(某人)关进地牢
语源
  1. 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
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