fortress
用法要点
句型搭配
fortress 常用作可数名词,在句子中作主语或宾语,描述具体的防御工事或比喻性的安全场所。
介词用法
fortress 常与介词 in、at、of 等搭配,表示位置或所属关系,如 in a fortress 表示在要塞内,at the fortress 表示在要塞处。
语域说明
fortress 属于正式或文学用语,多用于历史、军事或比喻性语境,日常口语中较少使用,可用 castle 或 stronghold 替代。
基础例句
We visited an old fortress during our trip to Europe.
我们在欧洲旅行时参观了一座古老的城堡。
The children built a small fortress out of snow in the backyard.
孩子们在后院用雪堆了一个小堡垒。
This castle was once a mighty fortress against invaders.
这座城堡曾是抵御入侵者的强大要塞。
高级例句
In medieval times, the fortress served as a key defensive point in regional conflicts.
在中世纪,这座要塞是地区冲突中的关键防御点。
The company's cybersecurity measures act as a digital fortress against data breaches.
公司的网络安全措施起到了防止数据泄露的数字堡垒作用。
Historical analysis shows that the fortress's design influenced later military architecture.
历史分析表明,这座要塞的设计影响了后来的军事建筑。
高频搭配
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常见错误
fortress 特指军事防御建筑,日常住宅不宜直接称为 fortress,可用比喻或 castle-like 描述。
fortress 强调防御功能,可能不侧重美观;在旅游语境中,castle 更常用,除非强调其历史防御性。
近义词辨析
castle
castle 通常指贵族居住的城堡,可能兼有防御和居住功能,而 fortress 更强调军事防御,不一定用于居住。
The king lived in a luxurious castle, while soldiers guarded the nearby fortress.
stronghold
stronghold 可指任何坚固的据点或基地,包括比喻义(如思想 stronghold),fortress 更具体指建筑性防御工事。
The rebel stronghold was in the mountains, but the government fortress was in the city center.