Fastness

(noun.) the quality of being fixed in place as by some firm attachment.

手打:玛丽安

• But the varied uses to which dyed articles are put make fastness of color absolutely necessary. 伯莎M.克拉克. 科学通论.
• So he turned his back upon the village of Mbonga and melted away into the leafy fastness of the forest. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 人猿泰山.
• The incubators are built in remote fastnesses, where there is little or no likelihood of their being discovered by other tribes. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 火星公主.

校对:罗伯特