" We call them merlons. They were painted gold a long time ago. This is Queenscrown" .
" 那些石头我们称之为‘城垛’。很久以前,它们被漆成金色。这里就叫‘后冠镇’。"
冰与火之歌:列王的纷争(中英对照)
She grabbed a merlon for support, her fingers scrabbling at the rough stone. " Let go of me, " she cried. " Let go" .
她仓皇地抓向城垛寻求支撑,指头在粗糙的岩石上乱扒。" 放开我," 她大喊。" 放开!"
英语百科
Merlon
A merlon is the solid upright section of a battlement or crenellated parapet in medieval architecture or fortifications. Merlons are sometimes pierced by narrow, vertical embrasures or slits designed for observation and fire. The space between two merlons is called a crenel, and a succession of merlons and crenels is a crenellation. Crenels designed in later eras, for use by cannons, were also called embrasures.