forte
英 ['f??te?; 'f??t?; f??t]
美['f?rte]
- n. 長處；特長
- adj. 強音的；響的
- adv. 響亮地
- n. (Forte)人名；(英、意、葡、法、德、西)福特
TEM8IELTSGRE擴展詞匯
詞態變化
復數:?fortes;
助記提示
1. piano => pianoforte => forte.
中文詞源
forte 特長，強項，強音
來自拉丁語fortis, 堅固的，堅強的，詞源同fort. 引申詞義特長，強項。同時用于音樂名詞強音。
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項。
來自《權威詞典》
- 2. His forte is after - dinner speeches.
- 他的特長是飯后演說.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 3. Cooking is her forte.
- 她擅長烹調.
來自《現代英漢綜合大詞典》
- 4. Granada and Forte are continuing to telephone shareholders in an attempt to bring them onside.
- 格拉納達和福特兩家公司正繼續給股東打電話，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.
- 正在進行的管理層變更將最終為福特勛爵輝煌的職業生涯畫上句號。
來自柯林斯例句