English Pale
(亦作the Pale)
1
- a small area round Calais, the only part of France remaining in English hands after the Hundred Years War. It was recaptured by France in 1558.法国境内的英国辖区(加来周围的一小块地区, 百年战争后唯一受英国控制的法国领土, 1558年被法国收复)。
2
- that part of Ireland over which England exercised jurisdiction before the whole country was conquered. Centred on Dublin, it varied in extent at different times from the reign of Henry II until the full conquest under Elizabeth I.爱尔兰境内的英国辖区(在整个国家被征服之前, 英格兰所管辖的以都柏林为中心的那部分爱尔兰领地; 从亨利二世统治时期起到被伊丽莎白一世完全征服为止, 这一地区的范围在不同时期都有所不同)。
词源
Pale from PALE 2.