well-fortifiedadj.

Brit.

/ˌwɛlˈfɔːtᵻfʌɪd/, U.S.

/ˌwɛlˈfɔrdəˌfaɪd/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: well adv., fortified adj.

Etymology: < well adv. + fortified adj.

Heavily or fully fortified; esp. provided with good fortifications; made strong or secure.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > defence > defensive work(s) > [adjective]

stithc1000

strongOE

fastenedOE

warneda1300

strengtheda1382

unpregnable1387

embattledc1400

enbanedc1400

warrayable14..

impregnable1430

inexpugnable1490

strengthy1513

bulwarkeda1533

unexpugnable1533

fortified1538

well-fortified1538

unwinnablec1540

forced1548

forted1566

unbatterable1576

fencible?1579

unforcible1611

impregnate1632

untakable1652

of (good) force1697

casemated1740

well-girt1756

embattled1765

strongish1821

unbreachable1866

1538 T. Elyot Dict. Firmus, stable, constant, well fortified.

1563 A. Golding tr. L. Bruni Hist. Warres Imperialles & Gothes i. xiii. f. 47^v They hadde a strong and well fortified campe.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Henry VI, Pt. 1 (1623) iv. ii. 19 For I protest we are well fortified, And strong enough to issue out and fight.

1692 Smith's Sea-mans Gram. (new ed.) ii. xviii. 128 A Well Fortified Gun, hath her Metal at the Vent or Touch-hole as thick as her Diameter at the Bore.

1731 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II. Royal Army, is an army marching with heavy cannon, capable of besieging a strong, well-fortified city.

1757 York Courant 18 Oct. A well-fortified vessel for the coasting trade..has been long wanted.

1821 tr. Homer Iliad I. ii. 41 The well-fortified city of Ilium.

1884 Pop. Sci. Monthly Feb. 485 The larvae..cause the knots to swell and grow correspondingly with their own growth, and thus find themselves in a well-fortified home exactly fitted to their wants.

1950 T. F. Zucker & L. M. Zucker in R. S. Harris & K. V. Thimann Vitamins & Hormones VIII. 15 B₁₂ has been found to give a good response in chicks on a well-fortified soy diet.

2003 P. Armstrong Stirling Bridge & Falkirk 1297–8 57 The Scots could not take the well-fortified Border stronghold without siege engines.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	well-fortified
释义	well-fortifiedadj. Brit. /ˌwɛlˈfɔːtᵻfʌɪd/, U.S. /ˌwɛlˈfɔrdəˌfaɪd/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: well adv., fortified adj. Etymology: < well adv. + fortified adj. Heavily or fully fortified; esp. provided with good fortifications; made strong or secure. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > defence > defensive work(s) > [adjective] stithc1000 strongOE fastenedOE warneda1300 strengtheda1382 unpregnable1387 embattledc1400 enbanedc1400 warrayable14.. impregnable1430 inexpugnable1490 strengthy1513 bulwarkeda1533 unexpugnable1533 fortified1538 well-fortified1538 unwinnablec1540 forced1548 forted1566 unbatterable1576 fencible?1579 unforcible1611 impregnate1632 untakable1652 of (good) force1697 casemated1740 well-girt1756 embattled1765 strongish1821 unbreachable1866 1538 T. Elyot Dict. Firmus, stable, constant, well fortified. 1563 A. Golding tr. L. Bruni Hist. Warres Imperialles & Gothes i. xiii. f. 47^v They hadde a strong and well fortified campe. a1616 W. Shakespeare Henry VI, Pt. 1 (1623) iv. ii. 19 For I protest we are well fortified, And strong enough to issue out and fight. View more context for this quotation 1692 Smith's Sea-mans Gram. (new ed.) ii. xviii. 128 A Well Fortified Gun, hath her Metal at the Vent or Touch-hole as thick as her Diameter at the Bore. 1731 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II. Royal Army, is an army marching with heavy cannon, capable of besieging a strong, well-fortified city. 1757 York Courant 18 Oct. A well-fortified vessel for the coasting trade..has been long wanted. 1821 tr. Homer Iliad I. ii. 41 The well-fortified city of Ilium. 1884 Pop. Sci. Monthly Feb. 485 The larvae..cause the knots to swell and grow correspondingly with their own growth, and thus find themselves in a well-fortified home exactly fitted to their wants. 1950 T. F. Zucker & L. M. Zucker in R. S. Harris & K. V. Thimann Vitamins & Hormones VIII. 15 B₁₂ has been found to give a good response in chicks on a well-fortified soy diet. 2003 P. Armstrong Stirling Bridge & Falkirk 1297–8 57 The Scots could not take the well-fortified Border stronghold without siege engines. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1538
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