edifice

名词 edifice:

1. a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
   同义词：building

1. The whole edifice of his hopes was destroyed.
   他心中的希望整个都毁了。

ed.i.fice

n.（名词）
A building, especially one of imposing appearance or size.See Synonyms at building
建筑物：建筑物，尤指大规模且外观宏伟的建筑物参见 building
An elaborate conceptual structure:
大厦：精心建构的理念结构：
例句：
observations that provided the foundation for the edifice of evolutionary theory.
观察为进化论的理论大厦打下了基础

来源：
Middle English
中古英语
from Old French
源自 古法语
from Latin aedificium
源自 拉丁语 aedificium
from aedific3re [to build]
源自 aedific3re [建造]
aedis [a building]
aedis [建筑物]
-fic3re [-fy]
-fic3re [前缀，表.使…化.]