fort: [15] Etymologically, a fort is a ‘strong place’. The word comes either from Old French fort or from Italian forte, both noun uses of an adjective descended from Latin fortis ‘strong’. A similar semantic result, but achieved by derivation rather than conversion, can be seen in fortress [13], a borrowing from Old French forteresse, which goes back to Vulgar Latin *fortaritia, a derivative of Latin fortis. (The nearest native English equivalent of both words is stronghold.) Other words inherited by English from fortis include fortify [15], fortitude [15], the noun forte ‘strong point’ [17] (it was borrowed, despite its modern Italianate pronunciation, from French fort, and was subsequently remodelled on the French feminine form forte), and the musical direction forte ‘loud’ [18] (from Italian), which appears also in pianoforte. => force, fortify, fortress
fort (n.)
mid-15c., "fortified place, stronghold," from Old French fort "fort, fortress; strong man," noun use of adjective meaning "strong, stout, sturdy; hard, severe, difficult; hard to understand; dreadful, terrible; fortified" (10c.), from Latin fortis "strong, mighty; firm, steadfast; brave, spirited," from Old Latin forctus, possibly from PIE root *bhergh- (2) "high, elevated," with derivatives referring to hills and hill-forts (see barrow (n.2)). Or possibly from *dher- (2) "to hold firmly, support." Figurative use of hold the fort attested from 1590s.
例文
1. Take the metalled path running between the church and the fort .
教会と城の間の砕石の小道を歩く。
2.The old Dutch fort with its thick high walls looks virtually impregnable.
古いオランダの城の壁は厚くて高く、ほとんど金湯のように見えます。
3.He made a firm decision to leave Fort Multry by boat.
彼は船でムルタージュを離れることを決心した。
4.Archaeologists have dated the fort to the reign of Emperor Antoninus Pius.
考古学者はこの砦がローマ皇帝アンソニー?庇護統治時代に建てられたと判定した。
5.The artillery was deployed to bear on the fort .