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What were the most devious design elements of medi castles?

QA：中世纪城堡最诡异的设计元素

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回答一

Susan Campbell, I have studied primarily Medi English history.
upxed July 27, 2019
CAUTION: The answer may contain upsetting information.
What were the most devious design elements of medi castles?
Although Medi castles had a few nasty surprises for invaders, my favorite is Bodiam Castle’s murder holes. They are in the ceiling of the gatehouse.

注意:答案可能令人不适。
中世纪城堡最诡异的设计元素是什么？
尽管中世纪的城堡会给入侵者带来一些令人讨厌的惊喜，但我最喜欢的是波迪安城堡的谋杀洞。它们在警卫室的天花板上。

Defenders stood on the floor above and when some poor invader came charging through the opened gate dropped a variety of nasty things on his head. They might drop rocks, cannonballs, garbage, poop, flammable substances, or anything else which would injure, infect, or preferably murder the poor soldier.

守卫者站在上面的楼层，然后在某个可怜的入侵者从敞开的大门冲进来时，就把各种脏东西砸在他头上。他们可能会扔石头、炮弹、垃圾、粪便、易燃物质，或者其他任何会伤害、感染，或者最好能干掉那个可怜士兵的东西。

Punji sticks from the Vietnam War.

越战中的尖竹钉陷阱。

grand, or any of the other illusions in which men indulged.

伟大的，或其他任何令男人沉溺其中的幻想。
回答二

Ronald Kelly, former Cab Driver at Self-Employment (1998-2010)
Answered July 17, 2019
What were the most devious design elements of medi castles?
Susan, I especially like the bent entrance, which, as was stated, exposes an enemy’s right flank (weapons arm), leaving the left shield arm useless in the advance.

苏珊（译注：回答一答主），我特别喜欢那个弯曲的入口，就像前面说的那样，它暴露了敌人的右翼(武器臂)，使左盾臂在前进中毫无用处。

The Greeks had several walls that they could use to defend themselves and slow the advance of the Persians. To the left, impassable scrub and mountainside, to the right, the sea. The left flank was naturally defended, but the right flank not so readily defended, as an opponent would simply walk around the wall at it’s terminus in the water.

希腊人有好几堵墙可以用来防御和延缓波斯人的进攻。左边是无法通过的灌木丛和山坡，右边是大海。左翼是天险，但是右翼并没有那么容易防守，因为对手会绕过伸入水中的墙的终点。