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 buildingAn 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.]