medieval Spanish county and later kingdom, from Vulgar Latin castilla, from Latin castella, plural of castellum "castle, fort, citadel, stronghold" (see castle (n.)); so called in reference to the many fortified places there during the Moorish wars. The name in Spanish is said to date back to c.800. Related: Castilian. As a fine kind of soap, in English from 1610s.
雙語例句
1. Either all is lost, or else Castile will be head of the world.
要么喪失一切, 要么使長斯提爾居世界之首.
來自辭典例句
2. Soap that is made of vegetable oils , such as olive oil, are generally termed castile soap.