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What were the most devious design elements of medi castles?

QA：中世紀(jì)城堡最詭異的設(shè)計(jì)元素

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回答一

Susan Campbell, I have studied primarily Medi English history.
upxed July 27, 2019
CAUTION: The answer may contain upsetting information.
What were the most devious design elements of medi castles?
Although Medi castles had a few nasty surprises for invaders, my favorite is Bodiam Castle’s murder holes. They are in the ceiling of the gatehouse.

注意:答案可能令人不適。
中世紀(jì)城堡最詭異的設(shè)計(jì)元素是什么？
盡管中世紀(jì)的城堡會(huì)給入侵者帶來一些令人討厭的驚喜，但我最喜歡的是波迪安城堡的謀殺洞。它們?cè)诰l(wèi)室的天花板上。

Defenders stood on the floor above and when some poor invader came charging through the opened gate dropped a variety of nasty things on his head. They might drop rocks, cannonballs, garbage, poop, flammable substances, or anything else which would injure, infect, or preferably murder the poor soldier.

守衛(wèi)者站在上面的樓層，然后在某個(gè)可憐的入侵者從敞開的大門沖進(jìn)來時(shí)，就把各種臟東西砸在他頭上。他們可能會(huì)扔石頭、炮彈、垃圾、糞便、易燃物質(zhì)，或者其他任何會(huì)傷害、感染，或者最好能干掉那個(gè)可憐士兵的東西。

Punji sticks from the Vietnam War.

越戰(zhàn)中的尖竹釘陷阱。

grand, or any of the other illusions in which men indulged.

偉大的，或其他任何令男人沉溺其中的幻想。
回答二

Ronald Kelly, former Cab Driver at Self-Employment (1998-2010)
Answered July 17, 2019
What were the most devious design elements of medi castles?
Susan, I especially like the bent entrance, which, as was stated, exposes an enemy’s right flank (weapons arm), leaving the left shield arm useless in the advance.

蘇珊（譯注：回答一答主），我特別喜歡那個(gè)彎曲的入口，就像前面說的那樣，它暴露了敵人的右翼(武器臂)，使左盾臂在前進(jìn)中毫無(wú)用處。

The Greeks had several walls that they could use to defend themselves and slow the advance of the Persians. To the left, impassable scrub and mountainside, to the right, the sea. The left flank was naturally defended, but the right flank not so readily defended, as an opponent would simply walk around the wall at it’s terminus in the water.

希臘人有好幾堵墻可以用來防御和延緩波斯人的進(jìn)攻。左邊是無(wú)法通過的灌木叢和山坡，右邊是大海。左翼是天險(xiǎn)，但是右翼并沒有那么容易防守，因?yàn)閷?duì)手會(huì)繞過伸入水中的墻的終點(diǎn)。