Edifice



GRE 蓝宝 Barron TOEFL

解释

GRE 红宝书

Edifice Complex

• n. 宏伟的建筑 ( 如宫殿、教堂)
• ［英］ n. 宏伟的建筑 ( 如宫殿、教堂) ( a large, imposing building)
• ［类］ tower : edifice / rampart : barrier ( 塔楼是一种大建筑 / 壁垒是一种障碍)
• ［记］ 和下面的edify ( 陶冶) 一起记

Webster Collegiate

noun

• Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin aedificium, from aedificare
• Date: 14th century
• 1. building; especially a large or massive structure
• 2. a large abstract structure <holds together the social edifice — R. H. Tawney>

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