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 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。
• The church of Notre-Dame de Paris is still no doubt, a majestic and sublime edifice.
  毫无疑问，巴黎圣母院至今仍然是雄伟壮丽的建筑。
• There is no place for any loose stone in God's edifice.
  在上帝的建筑里中，没有一块松动的石头。
• A successful marriage is an edifice that must be rebuilt everyday.
  成功的婚姻是一座天天都要重建的大厦。
• 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。
• Temple: Edifice constructed for the worship of a deity. Features commonly include a sanctuary and an altar.
  庙宇：为崇拜神而建的大建筑。一般包括一个避难所和祭坛。
• 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。
• 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。
• This edifice is not a type.
  整座建筑算不上是一种典型。
• 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。