English-Thai Dictionary

redoubt

N ที่มั่น ซ้อน ที่อยู่ ชั้นใน แนว ป้องกัน  ที่มั่น 

 

redoubtable

ADJ ซึ่ง น่ากลัว  fearful frightful sueng-na-kua

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

REDOUBT

Re *doubt " (r *dout "), n. Etym: [F. redoute, fem. , It. ridotto, LL. reductus, literally, a retreat, from L. reductus drawn back, retired, p. p. of reducere to lead or draw back; cf. F. réduit, also fr. LL. reductus. See Reduce, and cf. Reduct, R, Ridotto. ] (Fort. ) (a ) A small, and usually a roughly constructed, fort or outwork of varying shape, commonly erected for a temporary purpose, and without flanking defenses, -- used esp. in fortifying tops of hills and passes, and positions in hostile territory. (b ) In permanent works, an outwork placed within another outwork. See F and i in Illust. of Ravelin. [Written also redout. ]

 

REDOUBT

Re *doubt ", v. t. Etym: [F. redouter, formerly also spelt redoubter;fr. L. pref. re- re- + dubitare to doubt, in LL. , to fear. See Doubt. ]

 

Defn: To stand in dread of; to regard with fear; to dread. [R.]

 

REDOUBTABLE

Re *doubt "a *ble (-*b'l ), a. Etym: [F. redoutable, formerly also spelt redoubtable. ]

 

Defn: Formidable; dread; terrible to foes; as, a redoubtable hero; hence, valiant; -- often in contempt or burlesque. [Written also redoutable. ]

 

REDOUBTED

REDOUBTED Re *doubt "ed, a.

 

Defn: Formidable; dread. "Some redoubled knight. " Spenser. Lord regent, and redoubted Burgandy. Shak.

 

REDOUBTING

REDOUBTING Re *doubt "ing, n.

 

Defn: Reverence; honor. [Obs. ] In redoutyng of Mars and of his glory. Chaucer.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

redoubt

re doubt |riˈdout rəˈdaʊt | ▶noun Military a temporary or supplementary fortification, typically square or polygonal and without flanking defenses. ORIGIN early 17th cent.: from French redoute, from obsolete Italian ridotta and medieval Latin reductus ‘refuge, ’ from Latin reducere ‘withdraw. ’ The -b- was added by association with doubt .

 

redoubtable

re doubt a ble |riˈdoutəbəl rəˈdaʊdəbəl | ▶adjective often humorous (of a person ) formidable, esp. as an opponent: he was a redoubtable debater. DERIVATIVES re doubt a bly |-blē |adverb ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French redoutable, from redouter ‘to fear, ’ from re- (expressing intensive force ) + douter ‘to doubt. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

redoubt

re |doubt |rɪˈdaʊt | ▶noun Military a temporary or supplementary fortification, typically square or polygonal and without flanking defences: the British stormed the rebel redoubt | figurative : branch 200 was a redoubt of left-wing trade unionism. ORIGIN early 17th cent.: from French redoute, from obsolete Italian ridotta and medieval Latin reductus ‘refuge ’, from Latin reducere ‘withdraw ’. The -b- was added by association with doubt .

 

redoubtable

re |doubt |able |rɪˈdaʊtəb (ə )l | ▶adjective often humorous (of a person ) formidable, especially as an opponent: he was a redoubtable debater | the redoubtable ladies. DERIVATIVES redoubtably adverb ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French redoutable, from redouter ‘to fear ’, from re- (expressing intensive force ) + douter ‘to doubt ’.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

redoubtable

redoubtable adjective a redoubtable army commander: formidable, awe-inspiring, fearsome, daunting; impressive, commanding, indomitable, invincible, doughty, mighty.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

redoubtable

redoubtable adjective he had already proved himself a redoubtable commander of troops: formidable, awe-inspiring, fearsome, daunting, alarming; impressive, commanding, tremendous, indomitable, invincible, resolute, doughty, mighty, strong, powerful.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

redoubt

re doubt /rɪdáʊt /名詞 C 1 ｟文 ｠(攻撃される心配がない )安全な [安息の ]場所, 避難 (所 ).2 要塞 （さい ）, 砦 （とりで ）.

 

redoubtable

re doubt a ble /rɪdáʊtəb (ə )l /形容詞 〖通例 名詞 の前で 〗｟文 ｠畏怖 （いふ ）の念を与える, 手ごわい, 恐るべき 〈人 〉.