edifice
英 [ˈedɪfɪs]
美 [ˈedɪfɪs]
n. 大厦; 宏伟建筑
Collins.1 / BNC.14141 / COCA.14677
牛津词典
noun
- 大厦；宏伟建筑
a large impressive building- an imposing edifice
一座宏伟的建筑 - 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。 - an edifice of lies
谎话连篇
- an imposing edifice
柯林斯词典
- N-COUNT 大厦;雄伟的建筑物
Anedificeis a large and impressive building.- 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。
- The American consulate was a magnificent edifice in the centre of Bordeaux.
- 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.- ...an edifice of British constitutional tradition.
英国传统的宪政制度
- ...an edifice of British constitutional tradition.
英英释义
noun
- a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
- there was a three-story building on the corner
- it was an imposing edifice
双语例句
- These developments threatened the whole edifice of government.
这些新情况威胁到了政府的整个宏图大业。 - Once one country goes, the whole edifice wobbles.
一个国家离开后，整个大厦都会遭到动摇。 - It really is an ancient edifice, too& it's been here for seven years.
它确实也是个“古老”的建筑&已经有七年之久了。 - 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。 - And finally, the whole edifice would collapse if France was downgraded.
最后一个问题，如果法国的信用评级遭到下调，整个安排都将土崩瓦解。 - Cracks are already visible in the edifice of European unity witness the strain on the Schengen visa-free travel scheme.
欧洲统一的大厦已出现了裂痕申根免签证过境计划的收紧就说明了问题。 - Even if every one of his doctrines were mistaken, the Summa would remain an imposing intellectual edifice.
即使他的每一个学说都是错误的，《辑要》这书仍将不失为知识上的一座宏伟的大厦。 - 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。 - Perhaps one will uncover the first tiny flaw in this awesome mathematical edifice.
也许会有人发现这座非凡数学大厦的第一个微小缺陷。 - This edifice is not a type.
整座建筑算不上是一种典型。