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单词 fortitude
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fortituden.

Brit. /ˈfɔːtᵻtjuːd/, /ˈfɔːtᵻtʃuːd/, U.S. /ˈfɔrdəˌt(j)ud/
Etymology: < French fortitude, < Latin fortitūdo , < fortis strong: see fort adj.
1. Physical or structural strength. Obsolete.
ΘΚΠ
the world > life > the body > bodily constitution > bodily strength > [noun] > quality of being strong
strongnesseOE
craftOE
strengthOE
stiffness1399
stoutnessc1440
fortitude1553
mightinessa1586
nervosity1611
brawninessa1680
1553 R. Eden tr. S. Münster Treat. Newe India sig. Bvijv A beast..excellinge all other beastes in fortitude and strength.
a1616 W. Shakespeare Othello (1622) i. iii. 222 The fortitude of the place, is best knowne to you. View more context for this quotation
a1616 W. Shakespeare Henry VI, Pt. 1 (1623) ii. i. 17 Dispairing of his owne armes fortitude . View more context for this quotation
1703 R. Neve City & Countrey Purchaser 50 Bonding of Brick-work..conduces very much to its Fortitude.
2. Moral strength or courage. Now only in passive sense: Unyielding courage in the endurance of pain or adversity. (One of the cardinal virtues.)
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the mind > emotion > courage > moral courage > [noun]
forcec1340
fortitude?a1513
starknessa1513
moral courage1808
moral1883
c1386 G. Chaucer Parson's Tale ⁋654 Agayns..Accidie..ther is a vertu that is called Fortitudo.]
a1513 W. Dunbar Tabill of Confessioun in Poems (1998) I. 270 Fortitud, prudence and temporance.
1610 Bible (Douay) II. Wisd. xiii. Comm. The Apostles fleing God recalled them, and streingthened them with fortitude.
1713 R. Steele Englishman No. 22. 144 Fortitude is the peculiar Excellence of Man.
1754 M. Delany Autobiogr. & Corr. (1861) III. 303 The Duchess of Queensbury bears her calamity with great fortitude.
1818 W. Hazlitt Lect. Eng. Poets (1870) ii. 27 Fortitude does not appear at any time to have been the distinguishing virtue of poets.
1846 C. Dickens Dombey & Son (1848) vi. 45 She could bear the disappointments of other people with tolerable fortitude.
3. Astrology. A position or circumstance which heightens the influence of a planet; a dignity.
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the world > the universe > heavenly body > as influence on mankind > [noun] > influence > planet as > situation of > dignity
exaltationc1386
dignityc1400
fortitudea1549
hayne1647
a1549 A. Borde Fyrst Bk. Introd. Knowl. (1870) Forewords 23 The iii[i]. capytle doth shew of the fortitudes of the planetes.
1695 W. Congreve Love for Love ii. i. 17 Sure the Moon is in all her Fortitudes.
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