英语词汇“fortress”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

for•tress n. [countable]

a fort or group of forts often including a town;
citadel.
any place of exceptional security;
stronghold:a little fortress of their own deep in the woods.

See -fort-.

for•tress n.

a large fortified place;
a fort or group of forts, often including a town;
citadel.
any place of exceptional security;
stronghold.

Vulgar Latin *fortaricia (compare Medieval Latin fortalitia), equivalent. to Latin fort(is) strong + -ar-, formative of uncertain meaning +-icia -ice
Old French
Middle English forteresse 1300–50

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fortress /ˈfɔːtrɪs/ n

Etymology: 13th Century: from Old French forteresse, from Medieval Latin fortalitia, from Latin fortis strong

单词	fortress
释义	WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024 for•tress /ˈfɔrtrɪs/USA pronunciation n. [countable] a fort or group of forts often including a town; citadel. any place of exceptional security; stronghold:a little fortress of their own deep in the woods. See -fort-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 for•tress (fôr′tris),USA pronunciation n. a large fortified place; a fort or group of forts, often including a town; citadel. any place of exceptional security; stronghold. Vulgar Latin *fortaricia (compare Medieval Latin fortalitia), equivalent. to Latin fort(is) strong + -ar-, formative of uncertain meaning +-icia -ice Old French Middle English forteresse 1300–50 Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: fortress /ˈfɔːtrɪs/ n a large fort or fortified town a place or source of refuge or support vb (transitive) to protect with or as if with a fortress Etymology: 13th Century: from Old French forteresse, from Medieval Latin fortalitia, from Latin fortis strong
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