rondel background

rondel

/ˈrɒndəl/ /ˈrɒndɛl/

Illustration rondel - Image 1

noun

小重音诗，圆歌。

A metric form of verse using two rhymes, usually fourteen 8- to 10-syllable lines in three stanzas, with the first lines of the first stanza returning as refrain of the next two.

Examples :

"The poetry student struggled to write a rondel, finding the repetition of the initial lines a difficult but interesting constraint. "

那个诗歌专业的学生努力地想写出一首小重音诗/圆歌，发现首行诗句的重复是一个既困难又有趣的限制。

literature style writing language

Illustration rondel - Image 1

noun

圆诗，定型诗。

The verse form rondeau.

Examples :

"The poetry assignment was to write either a sonnet or a rondel. "

这次的诗歌作业是写一首十四行诗或者一首圆诗（一种定型诗）。

literature writing

Illustration rondel - Image 1

noun

圆片, 圆盘

A rondelle, (small) circular object.

Examples :

"The craft project used colorful paper rondels to decorate the card. "

这个手工项目用彩色的小圆纸片来装饰卡片。

Illustration rondel - Image 1

noun

圆盘匕首，圆柄匕首

A long thin medieval dagger with a circular guard and a circular pommel (hence the name).

Examples :

"The museum displayed a knight's equipment, including a sword and a rondel, a slender dagger with a distinctive circular guard. "

博物馆展示了一位骑士的装备，包括一把剑和一把圆盘匕首，那是一种细长的匕首，有着独特的圆形护手。

weapon military history item

Illustration rondel - Image 1

noun

圆堡，棱堡脚楼。

A small round tower erected at the foot of a bastion.

Examples :

"The castle's thick wall was protected by a rondel, offering a strong defensive position at the base of the main tower. "

城堡厚实的城墙由一个圆堡（棱堡脚楼）保护着，在主塔底部提供了一个坚固的防御阵地。

architecture military building