forte

英 ['f??te?; 'f??t?; f??t] 美['f?rte]
  • n. 長(zhǎng)處;特長(zhǎng)
  • adj. 強(qiáng)音的;響的
  • adv. 響亮地
  • n. (Forte)人名;(英、意、葡、法、德、西)福特

TEM8IELTSGRE擴(kuò)展詞匯

詞態(tài)變化


復(fù)數(shù):?fortes;

助記提示


1. piano => pianoforte => forte.

中文詞源


forte 特長(zhǎng),強(qiáng)項(xiàng),強(qiáng)音

來自拉丁語fortis, 堅(jiān)固的,堅(jiān)強(qiáng)的,詞源同fort. 引申詞義特長(zhǎng),強(qiáng)項(xiàng)。同時(shí)用于音樂名詞強(qiáng)音。

英文詞源


forte (n.)
1640s, fort, from French fort "strong point (of a sword blade)," from Middle French fort "fort, fortress" (see fort). Meaning "strong point of a person, that in which one excels," is from 1680s. Final -e- added 18c. in imitation of Italian forte "strong."
forte (adj.)
music instruction, "loud, loudly," from Italian forte, literally "strong," from Latin fortis "strong" (see fort). Opposed to piano.

雙語例句


1. Languages were never my forte.
語言從來就不是我的強(qiáng)項(xiàng)。

來自《權(quán)威詞典》

2. His forte is after - dinner speeches.
他的特長(zhǎng)是飯后演說.

來自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》

3. Cooking is her forte.
她擅長(zhǎng)烹調(diào).

來自《現(xiàn)代英漢綜合大詞典》

4. Granada and Forte are continuing to telephone shareholders in an attempt to bring them onside.
格拉納達(dá)和福特兩家公司正繼續(xù)給股東打電話,想要取得他們的支持。

來自柯林斯例句

5. Management changes are under way that will finally bring down the curtain on Lord Forte's extraordinary working life.
正在進(jìn)行的管理層變更將最終為福特勛爵輝煌的職業(yè)生涯畫上句號(hào)。

來自柯林斯例句