1be somebody’s forteGOOD ATto be something that you do well or are skilled at 是某人的专长
He found that running long distances was not his forte.
他发现长跑并不是他的强项。
As a writer, her forte is comedy.
作为作家,她的专长是写喜剧。
Examples from the Corpus
not ... forte• Fine lines and shading are not our cultural forte.• Economics is clearly not his forte.• But rigoroushistoricalanalysis is not Kapuscinski's forte.• Batting was not his forte, and the Vandervilles were watching.• He was an effectiveleader, but discretion was not his forte.
2.[countableC]APM a note or line of music played or sung loudly 强音;用强音演奏[唱出]的一段乐曲