Fastness



GRE

解释

GRE 红宝书

• n.要塞, 城堡
• ［英］ n.要塞, 城堡 ( a secure place; stronghold)
• ［记］ fast 没有名词, 要用speed 或 quickness 代替

Webster Collegiate

noun

• Date: before 12th century
• 1. the quality or state of being fast: as
  • a. the quality or state of being fixed
  • b. the quality or state of being swift
  • c. colorfast quality
  • d. resistance (as of an organism) to the action of a usually toxic substance
• 2.
  • a. a fortified or secure place
  • b. a remote and secluded place <vacationed in their mountain fastness>

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