"bastion" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 堡壘
• 支柱 (比喻)

Definition

堡壘指保護重要事物的堅固場所，也常用來比喻堅守某種信念或價值觀的人或團體。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

「堡壘」通常用於正式或書面語境，經常作比喻，例如「自由的堡壘」。現在更多指價值觀或理念的堅守者。

Examples

That school is known as a bastion of tradition.

那所學校被認為是傳統的**堡壘**。

The hospital is a bastion of hope for sick children.

這家醫院是病童的希望**堡壘**。

The old castle was a bastion against enemy attacks.

那座古堡曾是抵擋敵人進攻的**堡壘**。

Many see the museum as the last bastion of local culture in the city.

許多人認為這座博物館是城市本地文化的最後**堡壘**。

For decades, the neighborhood remained a bastion of peace amid the chaos.

幾十年來，這個社區都是混亂中和平的**堡壘**。

"This club is a bastion of old-school jazz," said the singer.

歌手說：「這間俱樂部是老派爵士樂的**堡壘**。」