early 13c., "a seat" (as in Siege Perilous, early 13c., the vacant seat at Arthur's Round Table, according to prophecy to be occupied safely only by the knight destined to find the Holy Grail), from Old French sege "seat, throne," from Vulgar Latin *sedicum "seat," from Latin sedere "sit" (see sedentary). The military sense is attested from c. 1300; the notion is of an army "sitting down" before a fortress.
双语例句
1. The judge said the police had mishandled the siege.
法官说警方对围攻安排不当。
来自柯林斯例句
2. They are hopeful of bringing the siege to a peaceful conclusion.
他们希望能和平结束这次围困。
来自柯林斯例句
3. The journalists found a city virtually under siege.