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复数:forts
易混词辨析
fort、forte、castle
1. fort:名词 “堡垒;要塞;碉堡(侧重 “军事防御小型建筑”)”(搭配 “coastal fort;old fort;military fort”);
2. forte:名词 “长处;特长”/ 形容词 “强音的”,拼写近(“fort” vs “forte”),语义无关(误写 “my fort is math” 应为 “my forte is math”(我的特长是数学));
3. castle:名词 “城堡;堡垒(侧重 “大型贵族居住 + 防御建筑”)”,近义差异(“medieval castle”(中世纪城堡) vs “military fort”(军事要塞,无居住功能));
4. 高频错拼 “fort” 漏 “r”(误写 “fot”);
5. 语义区别:“fort” 规模小、纯防御,“castle” 规模大、兼具居住与防御。
习语积累
习语 n. hold the fort also (NAmE hold down the fort) (informal) 代为负责(某事);代为照看(某人) to have the responsibility for sth or care of sb while other people are away or out Why not have a day off? I'll hold the fort for you. 干吗不休息一天?我来为你代管。