a fortress in Paris built in the 14th century and used in the 17th–18th centuries as a state prison. Its storming by the mob on 14 July 1789 marked the start of the French Revolution.
巴士底狱(一座14世纪建于法国巴黎的堡垒,17—18世纪用作国家监狱,1789年7月14日,暴动群众攻占巴士底狱,揭开了法国大革命的序幕)。
"via Old French from Provençal