edifice

英 [ˈedɪfɪs]

美 [ˈedɪfɪs]

n.  大厦; 宏伟建筑

复数：edifices　第三人称单数：edifices　

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Collins.1 / BNC.14141 / COCA.14677

牛津词典

noun

• 大厦；宏伟建筑
  a large impressive building
  1. an imposing edifice
     一座宏伟的建筑
  2. Their new manifesto hardly threatens to bring the whole edifice of capitalism crashing down.
     他们新的宣言声称要摧毁整个资本主义大厦，这是不可能的。
  3. an edifice of lies
     谎话连篇

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 大厦;雄伟的建筑物
  Anedificeis a large and impressive building.
  1. The American consulate was a magnificent edifice in the centre of Bordeaux.
     美国领事馆是位于波尔多市中心的一座宏伟的大厦。
• N-COUNT （信仰或传统制度的）体系，结构
  You can describe a system of beliefs or a traditional institution as anedifice.
  1. ...an edifice of British constitutional tradition.
     英国传统的宪政制度

英英释义

noun

• a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
  1. there was a three-story building on the corner
  2. it was an imposing edifice
  Synonym:building

双语例句

• The whole edifice of his hopes was destroyed.
  他心中的希望整个都毁了。
• Without the Higgs, the maths which holds this edifice together would disintegrate.
  没有希格斯玻色子，这套支撑粒子物理学大厦的数学分析就会分崩离析。
• In this edifice it was determined I should lodge.
  他们决定我就住在古庙这所大建筑物里。
• There was a three-story building on the corner; it was an imposing edifice.
  在转角处有一座三层楼的建筑；这真是一所令人难忘的大厦。
• The whole intellectual edifice, however, collapsed in the summer of last year.
  然而，在去年夏天，我的整个理论体系崩溃了。
• Observations that provided the foundation for the edifice of evolutionary theory.
  观察为进化论的理论大厦打下了基础。
• A grand foundation stone laying ceremony for Asian Packaging Center Edifice was held yesterday.
  亚包大厦奠基仪式昨在钱江新城隆重举行。
• He surveyed the edifice from the outside and admired greatly.
  他从外边打量着大厦，对它赞美备至。
• There is a huge Victorian edifice in the area.
  该地区有一幢维多利亚式的庞大建筑物。
• His theory of justice was elaborate and forms a cornerstone of his philosophical edifice.
  他详尽阐述的正义理论形成了其哲学体系的基石。