fortress
fortress 英 [ˈfɔ:trəs] 美 [ˈfɔrtrəs]
n. 堡垒；要塞 vt. 筑要塞；以要塞防守
名词复数:fortresses
- A fortress is a large building or complex of buildings used as a military stronghold. In a military sense, a fortress is often called a “fort."
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- n. 堡垒；要塞
- vt. 筑要塞；以要塞防守
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1. The enemy circled their fortress.
敌人包围了他们的堡垒。
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2. They retook a fortress in the naval port.
他们夺回军港中的一个要塞。
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3. The general hastened to the relief of the fortress.
将军火速前往救援该要塞。
- fortress (n.) early 14c., from Old French forteresse, forterece "strong place, fortification" (12c.), variant of fortelesse, from Medieval Latin fortalitia, from Latin fortis "strong" (see fort) + -itia, added to adjectives to form nouns of quality or condition. French -ess from Latin -itia also is in duress, largesse, riches. For change of medial -l- to -r- in Old French, compare orne "elm" from Latin ulmus; chartre from cartula; chapitre from capitulum.
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