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be someone's forte
Cooking is her forte.
烹饪是她的长处。
长处；特长；拿手
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
长处；特长；拿手
a thing at which someone excels; a strong point
Cooking is her forte.
烹饪是她的长处。
强项或才能；长处。
A strength or talent; a strong point.
音乐中需要响亮演奏的段落；响亮的音乐部分。
A passage in music to be played loudly; a loud section of music.
剑刃靠近剑柄的强壮部分。
The strong part of a sword blade, close to the hilt.
Cooking has always been my mother's forte, especially traditional dishes.
烹饪一直是我母亲的强项，尤其是传统菜肴。
Public speaking is not his forte, so he prefers to communicate in writing.
公开演讲不是他的强项，所以他更愿意用书面方式交流。
Mathematics was never my forte at school, but I enjoyed history.
数学在学校里从来不是我的强项，但我喜欢历史。
Cooking is her forte.
烹饪是她的长处。
常用于否定句。
Mathematics is not my forte.
数学不是我的强项。
较少用，更常见的是前两种结构。
She has a forte for negotiation.
她在谈判方面有特长。
Not this
She is very forte in mathematics.
Use this
She is very strong in mathematics.
Forte 是名词，意为“特长”，不能用作形容词。中文学习者常受“特长”翻译影响，误将其用作形容词。应改用形容词 strong 或 good，或重新组织句子：Mathematics is her forte.
Not this
This is not my fortay.
Use this
This is not my forte.
Forte 意为“特长”时读作 /fɔːrt/，与音乐术语“强音”的发音 /fɔːrˈteɪ/ 不同。中文学习者常按后者的发音拼写为 fortay。正确拼写为 forte。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
是某人的强项；是某人的特长
Mathematics was always my forte at school.
数学在学校一直是我的强项。
不是我的强项（委婉表示某件事做不好）
Cooking is not my forte, so we usually order takeout.
做饭不是我的强项，所以我们通常叫外卖。
某人的强项在于某事物
Her forte lies in simplifying complex ideas for the public.
她的强项在于把复杂的思想简单明了地讲给公众听。
成为某人的强项
Improvisation became his forte after years of practice.
经过多年练习，即兴表演成了他的强项。
不是某人的强项；非某人所长
Cooking is not my forte, so we usually order takeout.
做饭不是我的强项，所以我们通常点外卖。
发挥某人的优势；扬长避短
In the interview, she played to her forte and talked about her design work.
面试时，她发挥自己的优势，谈起了她的设计工作。
把某事变成自己的专长
He made patience his forte and became a great teacher.
他把耐心变成了自己的专长，成了一名优秀的老师。
Use forte naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
联想forte里有fort（堡垒），堡垒坚固，正象征你的长处与优势。
语域：mixed 常见场景：personal bios and resumes、job/school interviews、everyday talk about strengths 这里指“长处、特长”这一义项。表示个人优点时，通常多用于较正式或书面的场合，如简历、个人简介；日常口语里也常说 not my forte（不是我的强项）。整体语气偏中性，正式程度随搭配和语境变化。
这些词都与 forte 表示“长处”时的读音 /fɔːt/ 押韵：fort, sort, port, court, thought, caught。注意 forte 的词尾 e 不发音，听起来像 fort。小心拼写相似的词，如 forty /ˈfɔːti/，读音不同。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.