| 单词 | fortify |
|---|---|
| 音标 | ['fɔ:tifai] |
| 解释 | v.加强防卫 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 v. 加强防卫(strengthen a place against attack) 【考】 反义词: sap(削弱); enervate(使衰弱); vitiate(使堕落); debilitate(使衰弱) 【记】 fort(强大)+ify→力 量化→加强 |
| 字源 | 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. Related: Fortified; fortifying. |
| 不择手段背单词 | v. 加强防卫; (通过增加营养物)恢复体力 = invigorate; 给...以勇气 【记】fort(n 堡垒) 【参】fortitude(n 不屈不挠的精神); altitude(n 海拔高度); attitude(n 姿势; 态度)要上8848的altitude, 需要fortitude的attitude 【反】sap(n 树液vt 使衰竭; 逐渐侵蚀); enervate(v 使衰弱); vitiate(v 损害; 使堕落); debilitate(v 使衰弱) |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】fort，strong |
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