A rampart is a wide bank of earth, or a stone wall, built in the past to protect a castle or a city. It is not a thin garden wall: it is thick enough that soldiers could stand on it and watch. There was often a ditch in front of it.

A rampart isrampart是 a wide bank of earth, or a stone wall一道寬厚的土堤，或是一面石牆， built in the past to protect a castle or a city是過去建來保護城堡或城市的。 It is not a thin garden wall它不是那種薄薄的花園圍牆： it is thick enough that soldiers could stand on it and watch它厚到士兵可以站在上面站崗、瞭望。 There was often a ditch in front of it它前面常常還有一條壕溝。

The word belongs to history, old forts, and stories; you would not call a modern fence a rampart unless you were being dramatic on purpose.

The word belongs to history, old forts, and stories這個字屬於歷史、古堡、和故事的世界； you would not call a modern fence a rampart你不會把一道現代的圍籬叫做rampart， unless you were being dramatic on purpose除非你是故意講得誇張一點。

People do sometimes stretch it and talk about the ramparts of a country, meaning whatever they think is keeping that country safe. Though actually, in careful military language a rampart is still that specific defensive bank, not just any protection.

People do sometimes stretch it有時候人們會把這個字用得比較寬鬆， and talk about the ramparts of a country講一個國家的ramparts（壁壘）， meaning whatever they think is keeping that country safe意思是任何他們認為在保護這個國家安全的東西。 Though actually不過其實， in careful military language a rampart is still that specific defensive bank在講究的軍事用語裡，rampart指的還是那個特定的防禦土牆， not just any protection而不是隨便什麼保護都算。