fort

/fɔːt/ (bre, ipa) · /fɔːrt/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈfȯrt/ (ame, mw)

fort — 名詞

  • fortsingular
  • fortsplural

1. a strong building or group of buildings with thick stone or concrete walls, buil

1.名詞B2
釋義

堡壘；要塞

有厚牆防禦的軍事建築

a strong building or group of buildings with thick stone or concrete walls, built by an army to protect a place against enemy attack.

例句

The old stone fort stood on a hill overlooking the river valley.

那座古老石造堡壘矗立在小山上，俯瞰著河谷。

collocation: stone fort

Ryo's great-grandfather helped build the fort during the war.

Ryo 的曾祖父在戰爭期間協助建造了這座堡壘。

同義詞
  • fortress

    a much larger, stronger fortification that often protects a whole town or region

  • stronghold

    a place that is strongly defended; also common in metaphorical use

  • citadel

    a fortress built inside or near a city, historically guarding the city centre

  • bastion

    originally a projecting part of a fort; now often used metaphorically for someone or something that defends a principle

文法句型

a/the + [adjective] + fort

用法筆記

Often used in the names of historical defensive buildings, written with a capital letter (e.g., Fort Sumter, Fort Knox).

常見錯誤

❌Cooking is not her fort.
✅Cooking is not her forte.
💡'forte' (pronounced for-tay) means a person's strong skill; 'fort' is only a military building.

2. a military camp or post where soldiers live, train, and carry out their duties o

2.名詞B2
釋義

軍營；駐地

士兵長期駐紮的基地

a military camp or post where soldiers live, train, and carry out their duties over a long period.

例句

Camille was assigned to a remote fort near the desert border.

Camille 被派往一座靠近沙漠邊境的偏遠軍營。

collocation: assigned to a fort

The army closed the old fort and moved the soldiers to a new base.

軍方關閉了舊軍營，將士兵遷移到新的基地。

同義詞
  • base

    the most common modern word for a place where military personnel live and operate from

  • camp

    often refers to a temporary or less permanent military post

  • garrison

    can refer either to the troops stationed at a fort or the fort itself; more formal

  • post

    common in American English for a military station (e.g., army post)

文法句型

at/in + a/the + fort

用法筆記

This sense focuses on the fort as a place where people live and work rather than purely as a defensive structure. In modern usage, 'base' or 'camp' is more common for active military posts.