fortress

• n. 要塞
• vt.要塞を築く；要塞で守る

fort、堅固な、強い、要塞から。-essは名詞の接尾辞で、語源的にはduress、largess、noblesseと同じ。

fortress

fortress: see fort

fortress (n.)

early 14c., from Old French forteresse, forterece "strong place, fortification" (12c.), variant of fortelesse, from Medieval Latin fortalitia, from Latin fortis "strong" (see fort) + -itia, added to adjectives to form nouns of quality or condition. French -ess from Latin -itia also is in duress, largesse, riches. For change of medial -l- to -r- in Old French, compare orne "elm" from Latin ulmus; chartre from cartula; chapitre from capitulum.

1. The fortress was proof against the techniques of attack then in use.

この防御工事は当時使用されていた様々な攻撃手段を防ぐことができる。

2.The low sun lit the fortress walls with yellow light.

低懸濁の太陽は、黄金色に輝く太陽の光を砦の壁に降り注ぐ。

3.a fortress townclosed by four miles of ramparts

長さ4マイルの城壁で囲まれた防備都市

4.The easiest way to capture a fortress is from within.

砦は内部から最も簡単に攻めることができる。

5.A valiant assault force does not fear a strong fortress .

堅塁攻略は砦の硬さを恐れない。