fortress
翻譯
堡壘, 要塞
例句
The castle was an impregnable fortress.
那座城堡是一座堅不可摧的堡壘。
The team turned their stadium into a fortress.
這支球隊把他們的體育場變成了一座堡壘。
文法模式
堅不可摧的/堅固的堡壘 an impregnable/strong fortress The castle was an impregnable fortress.
把((sth.))變成堡壘 to turn ((sth.)) into a fortress The team turned their stadium into a fortress.
近義詞
同義詞: stronghold, castle, citadel, fort
詞源
源自古法語「forteresse」，基於拉丁語「fortis」（強壯的）。
記憶技巧
「fort」是一個堅固的地方。後綴「-ress」通常表示更大或更令人印象深刻的東西，所以「fortress」就是一個大堡壘。