battle: [13] English acquired battle via Old French bataille and Vulgar Latin *battālia from late Latin battuālia ‘fencing exercises’. This was a derivative of the verb battuere ‘beat’ (source also of English batter and battery), which some have viewed as of Celtic origin, citing Gaulish andabata ‘gladiator’, a possible relative of English bat.
Related words include battalion [16], ultimately from Italian battaglione, a derivative of battaglia ‘battle’; battlements [14], from Old French batailler ‘provide with batailles – fortifications or battlements’; and derivatives such as abate, combat, and debate. => abate, bat, battalion, battery, combat, debate
battle (n.)
c. 1300, from Old French bataille "battle, single combat," also "inner turmoil, harsh circumstances; army, body of soldiers," from Late Latin battualia "exercise of soldiers and gladiators in fighting and fencing," from Latin battuere "to beat, to strike" (see batter (v.)). Phrase battle royal "fight involving several combatants" is from 1670s.
battle (v.)
early 14c., "to fight," from French batailler (12c.), from bataille (see battle (n.)). Related: Battled; battling.
雙語例句
1. He won a head-to-head battle with NF leader Jean-Marie Le Pen.
他在和國民陣線領(lǐng)袖讓-馬里·勒龐的正面交鋒中獲得了勝利。
來自柯林斯例句
2. It's an uphill battle but I think we're going to win.
雖然這是一場艱苦的斗爭，但我相信我們會取得勝利。
來自柯林斯例句
3. This courtroom battle has been a poor advert for English justice.
這場法庭上的爭論為英格蘭的司法制度做了一次拙劣的廣告。
來自柯林斯例句
4. He stared into the dark void where the battle had been fought.
他凝望著那片漆黑的空曠之地，那次戰(zhàn)役就是在這里進行的。
來自柯林斯例句
5. In a naval battle your aim is to sink the enemy's ship.