cap.i.tol
n.(名词)
A building or complex of buildings in which a state legislature meets.
国会大厦:一国的立法机构开会的建筑或建筑群
Capitol The building in Washington, D.C., where the Congress of the United States meets.See Usage Note at capital
Capitol 美国国会大厦,国会山庄:华盛顿特区的一幢建筑,美国国会在此举行会议参见 capital
来源:
Middle English Capitol [Jupiter`s temple in Rome]
中古英语 Capitol [在罗马的朱庇特神庙]
from Old French capitole
源自 古法语 capitole
from Latin Capitôlium
源自 拉丁语 Capitôlium
after Capitôlonus , Capitoline, the hill on which Jupiter`s temple stood
源自 加庇多山 ,卡匹托尔山丘,是朱庇特神庙所在的山丘
perhaps akin to caput [head] * see capital
可能类似于 caput [头] *参见 capital