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Fortify Late Latin Meaning Add 13148.Fortify 英 Fɔːtɪfaɪ]美

正面 13148.fortify
英 ['fɔːtɪfaɪ]美 ['fɔrtɪfaɪ]

背面
释义:
vt. 加强;增强;(酒)的酒精含量;设防于vi. 筑防御工事
例句:
1. This country will fortify the coastal areas.该国将加强沿海地区的防御.

1. nose => sneeze.
fortify 加强来自fort, 坚固,坚强,堡垒。
fortify (v.)early 15c., "increase efficacy" (of medicine); mid-15c., "provide (a town) with walls and defenses," from Old French fortifiier (14c.) "to fortify, strengthen," from Late Latin fortificare "to strengthen, make strong," from Latin fortis "strong" (see fort) + facere "to make" (see factitious). Sense of "to strengthen mentally or morally" is from late 15c. Meaning "add liquor or alcohol" is from 1880; meaning "add nutrients to food" is from 1939. Related: Fortified; fortifying."

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