a secure refuge, especially a place well protected by natural features (尤指天然的)庇护所,避难所 a remote Himalayan mountain fastness. 一处偏僻的喜马拉雅山落脚地。
[mass noun]the ability of a material or dye to maintain its colour without fading or washing away (材料或染料的)色牢度 the dyes differ in their fastness to light. 这些染料的耐光性各不相同。