名詞 barbican:

1. a tower that is part of a defensive structure (such as a castle)
   同義詞：barbacan

bar.bi.can

n.（名詞）
A tower or other fortification on the approach to a castle or town, especially one at a gate or drawbridge.
望樓，碉樓：建在接近城堡或城鎮(zhèn)處的塔樓或其他防御工事，尤指建于大門(mén)或吊橋附近者

來(lái)源：
Middle English
中古英語(yǔ)
from Old French barbacane
源自 古法語(yǔ) barbacane
from Medieval Latin barbacana
源自 中世紀(jì)拉丁語(yǔ) barbacana
from Persian barb3rkh3na
源自 波斯語(yǔ) barb3rkh3na
barb3r [guard] from Old Iranian *pariv3raka- [protective] * see wer- 4
barb3r [衛(wèi)兵] 源自 古伊朗語(yǔ) *pariv3raka- [保護(hù)性的] *參見(jiàn) wer- 4
kh3na [house] from Middle Persian kh3nak
kh3na [房子] 源自 中古波斯語(yǔ) kh3nak