資料來源 : pyDict
後門,便門,旁門後面的,後門的,便門的,次等的
資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Postern \Pos"tern\, n. [OF. posterne, posterle, F. poterne, fr.
L. posterula, fr. posterus coming after. See {Posterior}.]
1. Originally, a back door or gate; a private entrance;
hence, any small door or gate.
He by a privy postern took his flight. --Spenser.
Out at the postern, by the abbey wall. --Shak.
2. (Fort.) A subterraneous passage communicating between the
parade and the main ditch, or between the ditches and the
interior of the outworks. --Mahan.
Postern \Pos"tern\, a.
Back; being behind; private. ``The postern door.'' --Dryden.
資料來源 : WordNet®
postern
n : a small gate in the rear of a fort or castle