expugnable
英 [eksˈpʌɡnəbl]
英語の語源
- expugn (v.)
- early 15c., "eradicate, exterminate," also "conquer, capture by fighting," from Old French expugner, from Latin expugnare "to take by assault, storm, capture" (source also of Spanish expugnar, Italian espugnare), from ex- (see ex-) + pugnare "to fight" (see pugnacious). Related: Expugned; expugnable.
例文
- The castle was expugnable due to a breach in the wall.
- この城は壁が割れて取り壊すことができなかった