thành trì
Definition
- Noun:
- Fortress; citadel: A large, strong wall and surrounding moat protecting a military position or fortified place.
- Bastion; bulwark: A person, group, or thing regarded as a stronghold or a powerful means of defense, especially for a particular ideology or cause.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Thành trì cổ đã đứng vững qua nhiều cuộc tấn công. (The ancient fortress has withstood many attacks.)
- Tổ chức này được coi là thành trì của dân chủ. (This organization is considered a bastion of democracy.)
Advanced Usage
- The word is often used in political, ideological, or social contexts to describe something that staunchly defends principles.
- Họ xem gia đình là thành trì cuối cùng của các giá trị truyền thống. (They see the family as the last bastion of traditional values.)
Variants and Related Words
Thành lũy (n): Rampart; fortification. Refers specifically to defensive walls.
- Thành lũy kiên cố bao quanh kinh đô. (Sturdy ramparts surrounded the capital.)
Pháo đài (n): Fort; stronghold. Often implies a military fortification, sometimes smaller than a "thành trì."
- Pháo đài được xây trên đỉnh đồi. (The fort was built on the hilltop.)
Synonyms
- Fortress: A heavily fortified building or place.
- Citadel: A fortress, typically one protecting or dominating a city.
- Bastion: An institution, place, or person strongly defending particular principles.
- Stronghold: A place that has been fortified so as to protect it against attack; a center of support for a cause.
Related Idioms
- Vững như thành trì: As solid as a fortress; describes something or someone extremely steadfast and difficult to overcome.
- Tinh thần đoàn kết của họ vững như thành trì. (Their spirit of solidarity is as solid as a fortress.)