Fort Knox

短语

诺克斯堡(美国北部军用地)

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A place which is very difficult to get into.

    习语

    After the security upgrades, the facility was essentially Fort Knox.

name
  1. 1.

    A United States Army base located in Kentucky, United States.

  2. 2.

    The United States Bullion Depository, a vault where gold reserves are stored.

词源

Named after Henry Knox, the Continental Army's chief of artillery during the American Revolution and the first United States Secretary of War.

来源:wiktionary