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

• 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。
• Take it away and the edifice crumbles.
  没有了竞争，整个大厦都会坍塌。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• The Maastricht Treaty of 1992 was the final step in the construction of the European edifice.
  1992年的《马斯特里赫特条约》（maastrichttreaty），是这座欧洲大厦建造过程中的最后一步。
• The whole edifice of his hopes was destroyed.
  他心中的希望整个都毁了。
• 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。
• 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。