| 单词 | forte |
| 释义 | forte (once / 3541 pages) 1n 2advadjn 3n Forte means an area in which you are strong or good. Having two left feet and no sense of rhythm, dancing would not be considered your forte. Better to impress people with card tricks, if that's your area of expertise, or your forte. Your forte is what you would focus on if you decided to enter a talent show. The word forte actually comes from the similar-sounding Latin word fortis, which means "strong." Romans (and countless groups since) called the big, barricaded structures they built "forts" because they were supposed to stay strong and keep out the hordes of invading barbarians. In music, playing forte means playing loud. WORD FAMILYforte: fortes USAGE EXAMPLESWith 61 or more yards in the rematch with the Vikings on Sunday, Howard will break Matt Forte’s franchise record for rookie rushing in 2008. Washington Times(Dec 30, 2016) "The ambassador of a country is the number one spy. But there are ambassador of the U.S., their forte is really to undermine governments." Reuters(Dec 29, 2016) Other properties with new ways to stay healthy this year include Brown’s Hotel, a Rocco Forte hotel in London. New York Times(Dec 27, 2016) 1 n an asset of special worth or utility 2cooking is his forte Syn|Ant|Hypo|Hyper long suit, metier, speciality, specialty, strength, strong point, strong suit weak point an attribute that is inadequate or deficient green fingers, green thumb a special ability to make plants grow asset, plus a useful or valuable quality 1adv used as a direction in music; to be played relatively loudly Syn|Ant loudly piano, softly used as a direction in music; to be played relatively softly 2adj used chiefly as a direction or description in music the forte passages in the composition Syn|Ant loud fortemente chiefly a direction or description in music; loud and strong fortissimochiefly a direction or description in music piano, soft used chiefly as a direction or description in music pianissimochiefly a direction or description in music; very soft pianissimo assaichiefly a direction or description in music; very soft 3n (music) loud 3Syn|Hyper fortissimo intensity, loudness, volume the magnitude of sound (usually in a specified direction) n the stronger part of a sword blade between the hilt and the foible Hyper part, portion something less than the whole of a human artifact |
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