释义 |
edifice ['ed.ɪ.fɪs] formal noun countable ■a large building, especially a splendid one (尤指雄伟豪华的)大厦,宏伟建筑•The town hall is the only edifice surviving from the fifteenth century.市政厅是唯一一座存留下来的15世纪的雄伟建筑。 ■a system which has been established for a long time 精神大厦(比喻存在已久的体系等)•It looks as if the whole political edifice of the country is about to collapse.看来整个国家的政治局势是风雨飘摇、大厦将倾。 |