bastion
noun /ˈbæstiən/
/ˈbæstʃən/
- (formal) a group of people or a system that protects a way of life or a belief when it seems that it may disappear
堡垒；捍卫者 - a bastion of male privilege
大男子主义的堡垒 - a bastion of freedom
捍卫自由的堡垒
- a bastion of male privilege
- a place that military forces are defending
堡垒；防御工事 - Singapore was the last bastion of British defences in South-East Asia.
新加坡是英国在东南亚最后的防御堡垒。
- Singapore was the last bastion of British defences in South-East Asia.
词源mid 16th cent.: from French, from Italian bastione, from bastire ‘build’.