fortifiable
fortifiable — 形容詞
- fortifiablepositive
- more fortifiablecomparative
- most fortifiablesuperlative
1. able to be made stronger so that it can resist an attack or stand up to pressure
可加強防禦的
可被強化以抵禦攻擊的
able to be made stronger so that it can resist an attack or stand up to pressure.
The high stone walls made the old castle easily fortifiable against any army.
高聳的石牆讓這座古堡很容易加強防禦，足以抵擋任何軍隊。
fortifiable against [attack]
Elena argued that the narrow mountain pass was the most fortifiable point on the border.
Elena 主張那條狹窄的山口是邊境上最能加強防禦的據點。
most fortifiable + noun
Engineers judged the riverside town to be fortifiable with a few earth banks and a wooden wall.
工程師判斷這座河邊小鎮只要靠幾道土堤和一道木牆就能加強防禦。
fortifiable with [means]
A small island is rarely fortifiable, because attackers can land on every side.
小島很少能加強防禦，因為攻擊者可以從四面八方登陸。
negated: rarely fortifiable
Nikhil chose the hilltop farm partly because its steep slopes were so fortifiable.
Nikhil 選了那座山頂農場，部分原因是它陡峭的坡地很容易加強防禦。
- easily fortifiable
- highly fortifiable
- fortifiable position
- defensible
more common; stresses being easy to defend, not necessarily through added structures
- securable
broader; can be made safe by any means, not only military defences
- indefensible
impossible to protect against attack
- exposed
open to attack, with no natural protection
文法句型
easily fortifiable
fortifiable against [attack]
用法筆記
Almost always used of places, positions, or borders that can be defended; rarely applied to people. Distinguish from 'fortified', which describes a place that has already been made strong.
常見錯誤
同根字
- fortify動詞C1
- fortified形容詞C1
- fortification名詞C2
- fort名詞B2