Definition

1. Noun:
   • Rampart / Fortification: A defensive wall, often made of earth or stone, built around a castle, city, or military position to protect it from attack.
   • Bulwark / Bastion (figurative): Something that serves as a strong defense or protection for an idea, principle, or state.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Thành luỹ của kinh đô cổ rất kiên cố. (The ramparts of the ancient capital were very sturdy.)
  • Họ xây dựng thành luỹ để chống lại quân xâm lược. (They built fortifications to resist the invaders.)
  • Giáo dục là thành luỹ của tự do. (Education is a bulwark of freedom.)

Advanced Usage

• The term is often used in historical or literary contexts to describe physical defenses. In modern figurative use, it describes abstract concepts that provide protection.

Variants and Related Words

• Luỹ tre (n): A bamboo hedge, often used as a natural fence or boundary in rural areas, sometimes implying a defensive barrier.

  • Làng quê Việt Nam thường có luỹ tre xanh bao quanh. (Vietnamese villages are often surrounded by green bamboo hedges.)

• Thành trì (n): A fortress or stronghold; a synonym emphasizing a fortified place.

  • Thành trì cuối cùng đã thất thủ. (The last stronghold finally fell.)

Synonyms

• Rampart: A defensive wall.
• Fortification: A military construction for defense.
• Bulwark: A defensive wall or a person/thing acting as a defense.

Related Idioms

• Thành luỹ kiên cố: An impregnable fortress/rampart.
  • Lòng yêu nước tạo nên thành luỹ kiên cố. (Patriotism creates an impregnable bulwark.)