fortress英语原文释义、词形变化、词源和词汇关系

英文释义

名词 n.

A fortified place; a large and permanent fortification, sometimes including a town; for example a fort, a castle; a stronghold; a place of defense or security.

— Like the Mesolithic age of 10,000-8000 B.C., the period 6000-4000 B.C. seems to be one of the fall of fortresses and the rise of pastoral nomadism.
A position that, if obtained by the weaker side, will prevent penetration by the opposing side, generally achieving a draw.

动词 v.

To furnish with a fortress or with fortresses; to guard, to fortify. transitive

— Honour and Beautie in the owners armes, / Are weaklie fortreſt from a world of harmes.

词形变化

fortresses plural fortresses present,singular,third-person fortressing participle,present fortressed participle,past fortressed past

词汇关系

近义词

bastion bulwark citadel stronghold

衍生词

cyberfortress fortresslike superfortress

词源

词源 1

Early 14 c., from Old French forteresce, forteresse, forterece (“strong place, fortification”), 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 is also in words such as duress, prowess, largesse and richesse. For change of medial -l- to -r- in Old French, compare orne (“elm”) from ulmus; chartre from cartula and chapitre from capitulum. First attested in the 12th century.

词源 2

Early 14 c., from Old French forteresce, forteresse, forterece (“strong place, fortification”), 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 is also in words such as duress, prowess, largesse and richesse. For change of medial -l- to -r- in Old French, compare orne (“elm”) from ulmus; chartre from cartula and chapitre from capitulum. First attested in the 12th century.