edifices是什么意思？

edifices

• n. 大建筑物( edifice的名词复数 )；

例句

• Great edifices, like great mountains, are the work of centuries. 伟大的建筑物, 如同巍峨的山峦, 是需要多少世纪的功夫才形成的.
• Add religion to the humblest of edifices and you have a sanctuary! 哪怕是最卑微简陋的建筑,只要有宗教,你就有一所圣殿!
• They complain that the monstrous edifices interfere with television reception. 他们抱怨说,那些怪物般的庞大建筑,干扰了电视接收.
• Harvard's ivied edifices ( Joseph P. Kahn ) 哈佛大学中常春藤覆盖的大楼 ( 约瑟夫P. 卡恩 )

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• N-COUNT
  大厦;雄伟的建筑物
  An edifice is a large and impressive building.
  例句
  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 an edifice .
  例句
  ...an edifice of British constitutional tradition. 英国传统的宪政制度