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edifice
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🇺🇸 /ˈɛdʌfʌs/
edifice 指宏伟的建筑,也可比喻由许多部分共同构成的思想、理论或论证体系。
💡 记忆钩子
把 edifice 想成一座层层搭建起来的大厦:具体时是壮观的建筑,抽象时则是由许多观念和论据搭成的思想大厦。
📝 学习建议
- 先掌握“宏伟建筑”这一核心义,再理解“思想或理论体系”的比喻义。
- 它不只是普通的“小房子”或任何随意的结构,通常带有规模大、构造复杂或庄重的意味。
📖 中文释义
noun
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core 宏伟建筑📖 指一座规模较大、外观壮观或具有建筑特色的建筑物。它强调的是建筑作为一个完整、宏大的结构,就像一座已经搭好的大厦。💡 常见搭配是“a grand/imposing edifice”或“the edifice of + 地点或机构”。它通常用于正式描述,不适合替代日常说的普通房子或建筑。不要把它理解成专指某一种建筑类型;重点是宏伟、完整的建筑形象。The museum is an impressive edifice overlooking the river.这座博物馆是一座俯瞰河流、气势宏伟的建筑。The ancient edifice has survived several earthquakes.这座古老的建筑经历了几次地震仍保存了下来。
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core 思想或理论体系📖 比喻由许多想法、原则、论据或制度共同搭成的完整体系。就像拆掉一座建筑的一根重要支柱会影响整座大厦,推翻一个关键观点也可能动摇整个理论体系。💡 常见句型是“the whole/entire edifice of + 理论、制度或思想”。这个比喻义多用于学术、历史和评论性文字,语气较正式。它指的是整体体系,不要只用来表示一个孤立的观点或论据。One new discovery could undermine the entire edifice of the theory.一项新的发现可能会动摇整套理论体系。
edifices
plural
📘 英文释义 (WordNet)
共 1 组
a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place;
同义词集:
building
edifice
there was a three-story building on the corner
it was an imposing edifice
上位: construction, structure
下位: abattoir, architecture, bagnio, bawdyhouse, bordello, brothel, butchery, cathouse, center, centre, club, clubhouse, dead room, dorm, dormitory, eatery, eating house, eating place, glasshouse, greenhouse, hall, hotel, house, house of ill repute, house of prostitution, library, ministry, morgue, mortuary, observatory, planetarium, presbytery, residence hall, restaurant, rink, rotunda, ruin, school, schoolhouse, shambles, skating rink, skyscraper, slaughterhouse, sporting house, student residence, tap house, tavern, temple, theater, theatre, whorehouse
🌳 词源
源自拉丁语,原意与“建造、建立”有关;英语中的 edify 也来自同一词源。
From Middle English edifice, from Old French edifice, a classical borrowing of Latin aedificium (“building”), derived from aedificāre (“to build, establish”) (whence also English edify).
🔄 变式
edifices
plural
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