edifice

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n. 大厦, 大建筑物

发音

UK /ˈɛd.ɪ.fɪs/
US /ˈɛd.ɪ.fɪs/

词形变化

edifices 复数 edifices

别名

ædifice

教材释义与例句

名词

大厦；大建筑物

释义与例句

n. C2
  1. 1.

    A building; a structure; an architectural fabric, especially a large and spectacular one.

    大厦

    建筑物

  2. 2.

    An abstract structure, such as a school of thought, an argument, a theoretical position, etc.

    学派

    学说

    制度

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

building

上位词 2

construction structure

下位词 10

house school hotel club hall restaurant center ruin temple library

部分词 10

room story court floor window wall upstairs level hall corner

相关短语

edifice complex edifice complexes

词源

From Middle English edifice, from Old French edifice, a classical borrowing of Latin aedificium (“building”), derived from aedificāre (“to build, establish”) (whence also English edify).

来源：wiktionary