bailey

名词 bailey:

1. United States singer (1918-1990)
   同义词：Pearl Bailey, Pearl Mae Bailey
2. English lexicographer who was the first to treat etymology consistently; his work was used as a reference by Samuel Johnson (died in 1742)
   同义词：Nathan Bailey, Nathaniel Bailey
3. the outer courtyard of a castle
4. the outer defensive wall that surrounds the outer courtyard of a castle

1. The magistrates committed him for trial at the Old Bailey.
   地方法官把他送往伦敦中央刑事法院受审。

bai.ley

n.（名词）
bai.leys
The outer wall of a castle.
城廓：城堡的外墙
The space enclosed by this outer wall.
城廓中庭：用这种外墙围起来的空间

来源：
Middle English bailli
中古英语 bailli
from Old French baille
源自 古法语 baille
probably from Latin bacula [pl. of] baculum [log, stick] * see bacillus
可能源自 拉丁语 bacula [] baculum的复数 [圆木，棍棒] *参见 bacillus