| 单词 | forte |
| 释义 | forte1[ fawrt, fohrt or, for 1, fawr-tey ] / fɔrt, foʊrt or, for 1, ˈfɔr teɪ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR forte ON THESAURUS.COM nouna person's strong suit, or most highly developed characteristic, talent, or skill; something that one excels in: I don't know what her forte is, but it's not music. the stronger part of a sword blade, between the middle and the hilt (opposed to foible). Origin of forte1First recorded in 1640–50; earlier fort, from Middle French noun use of adjective fort “strong, powerful”; see origin at fort; disyllabic pronunciation by association with forte2 SYNONYMS FOR forte1 talent, skill, excellence, strength, strong suit, specialty, proficiency; knack, bent. SEE SYNONYMS FOR forte ON THESAURUS.COM pronunciation note for forteIn the sense of a person's strong suit ( He draws well, but sculpture is his real forte ), the older and historical pronunciation of forte is the one-syllable [fawrt] /fɔrt/ or [fohrt], /foʊrt/, pronounced as the English word fort. The word is derived from the French word fort, meaning “strong.” A two-syllable pronunciation [fawr-tey] /ˈfɔr teɪ/ is increasingly heard, especially from younger educated speakers, perhaps owing to confusion with the musical term forte, pronounced in English as [fawr-tey] /ˈfɔr teɪ/ and in Italian as [fawr-te]. /ˈfɔr tɛ/. Both the one- and two-syllable pronunciations of forte are now considered standard. popular references for forte—FORTE: An acronym for Fast On-orbit Rapid Recording of Transient Events, FORTE is a lightweight satellite orbiting earth since August 1997. It is the first satellite made of an all-composite structure, and was designed to test new technologies for monitoring compliance with arms control treaties. —Forte: A character in the 1997 animated film Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas. The actor Tim Curry provided the voice for Forte, who is a pipe organ. —Kia Forte: A compact car manufactured by Kia Motors since 2008 and marketed worldwide. WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH fortefort, forte (see pronunciation note at the current entry)Words nearby forteFort Dix, Fort Dodge, Fort Donelson, Fort Drum, Fort Duquesne, forte, fortepiano, Fort Erie, Fort Eustis, Fort George G. Meade, Fort Gordon Definition for forte (2 of 2)forte2 [ fawr-tey; Italian fawr-te ] / ˈfɔr teɪ; Italian ˈfɔr tɛ / adjective(a direction in a musical score or part) loud; with force (opposed to piano). adverb(a direction in a musical score or part) loudly. nouna passage that is loud and played with force or is marked to be so. Abbreviation: f Origin of forte21715–25; <Italian <Latin fortis strong Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for forteBritish Dictionary definitions for forte (1 of 2)forte1 / (fɔːt, ˈfɔːteɪ) / nounsomething at which a person excels; strong pointcooking is my forte fencing the stronger section of a sword blade, between the hilt and the middleCompare foible Word Origin for forteC17: from French fort, from fort (adj) strong, from Latin fortis British Dictionary definitions for forte (2 of 2)forte2 / (ˈfɔːtɪ) music / adjective, adverbloud or loudlySymbol: f nouna loud passage in music Word Origin for forteC18: from Italian, from Latin fortis strong Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Cultural definitions for forteforte [ (fawr-tay) ] A musical direction meaning “to be performed loudly”; the opposite of piano. notes for forteThe common keyboard instrument the pianoforte (“piano” for short) got its name because it could play both soft and loud notes. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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