edifice

英 ['edɪfɪs] 美 ['edɪfɪs]

• n. 大厦；大建筑物；大型支柱

英英释义

Noun:

1. 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"
   

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. This edifice is used as a working place.
   这栋大厦是工作用的。
2. 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。
3. The legislature is housed in an impressive granite edifice.
   立法机构位于一幢引人注目的花岗岩大楼里。
4. The whole edifice of his hopes was destroyed .
   他心中的希望整个都毁了。
5. 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。

经典引文

• He had been living..in an edifice of red brick, with granite copings and an enormous fan-light over the door.

  出自： H. James

• One logical slip and an entire scientific edifice comes tumbling down.

  出自： R. M. Pirsig

近反义词

【近义词】

• building 建筑物
• structure 结构
• construction 建设
• establishment 确立
• pile 堆
• mansion 大厦
• organization 机构
• network 网点
• association 协会
• group 群
• society 社会
• facility 设备
• order 顺序
• pavilion 大帐蓬