bastion
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/ˈbæstʃən/
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/ˈbæstiən/
A bastion is a strong support or defender of something, like a belief or way of life, that is under threat.
The school is a bastion of traditional values.
學校是傳統價值觀的堡壘。
A bastion is also a fortified position or stronghold that soldiers defend during a battle.
The castle served as a bastion against the enemy invasion.
城堡是抵禦敵人入侵的堡壘。