siege
要点包囲
意味
- (町・要さいなどに対する)包囲,包囲攻撃
- 《米》(病気などの)長く苦しい期間
語源
英語の原文（Wiktionary）
From Middle English sege, from Old French sege, siege, seige (modern French siège), from Vulgar Latin *sēdicum, from Latin sēdicŭlum, sēdēcula (“small seat”), from Latin sēdēs (“seat”). The military sense of the term is derived from the notion of an army "sitting down" in front of its target.