单词	motte
释义	motte noun ˈmät  : mound, hill especially : a hill serving as a site for a Norman castle in Britain Example Sentences Recent Examples on the Web Here, instead, were the motte-and-bailey dreams of Brexit, the blood and soil nationalism of soon-to-be President Trump and the majoritarian rage scorching through Indian democracy. Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 3 Nov. 2020 Her opportunistic motte-and-bailey act on what is supposedly her signature plan suggests not. Isaac Schorr, National Review, 23 Oct. 2020 Here, the motte: The acutely suicidal, the delusional, the manic-depressives, and other students with serious mental illnesses should be allowed to miss school to attend to symptoms that arise from their relative conditions. John Hirschauer, National Review, 24 July 2019 Word History Etymology French, from Old French mote, motte First Known Use 1884, in the meaning defined above Phrases Containing motte motte and bailey motte and bailey
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