After hundreds of years, its military function was gradually forgotten and the tower served mainly as a picturesque spot.
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刀剑失去军事功能已有一百年了,但它仍然是军官全套制服的一部分,因为刀剑总是象征着“军官和绅士”。
The sword hasn't had a military function for a hundred years, but is still part of an officer's full-dress uniform, precisely because a sword always symbolized "an officer and a gentleman".