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单词 forte
释义
forte
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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.
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With 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
cooking 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
2
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
fortissimo
chiefly a direction or description in music
piano, soft
used chiefly as a direction or description in music
pianissimo
chiefly a direction or description in music; very soft
pianissimo assai
chiefly a direction or description in music; very soft
3n (music) loud
Syn|Hyper
fortissimo
intensity, loudness, volume
the magnitude of sound (usually in a specified direction)
3
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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