英语词汇“architect”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

WORD ORIGINarchitect

Origin:

1500-1600 French architecte, from Latin, from Greek architekton ‘chief builder’, from archi- ( ➔ ARCH-) + tekton ‘builder’

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES

Beveridge is usually thought of as the architect of the British National Health Service.
St Paul's Cathedral was designed by the famous architect, Sir Christopher Wren.
the chief architect of the election victory
The Imperial Hotel in Tokyo was designed by the famous architect Frank Lloyd Wright.
We're working with a team of architects on the plans for the new building.

EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS

As well as being an architect, he is a chartered town planner, and is specially qualified in building conservation.
I read the account of an architect who was consulted by a church with unsuitable premises which they wanted to adapt.
Livings was their architect for the iron foundry at Stockton, which John now had ideas of enlarging.
Previously, some of the most ardent opponents of architectural conservation have themselves been architects.
Since the death of his predecessor, Professor Blakely, he was one of its principal architects.
Weck Glass Block has introduced some new product lines to that old favorite of architects everywhere.

Longman Language Activatorthe design of buildings► architecture

the way in which buildings are designed, or the work of designing buildings: · We spent most of our time in Barcelona just looking at the architecture.· City Hall is a fine example of Gothic architecture.· She's studying architecture at college.

► architect

someone whose job is to design buildings: · St Paul's Cathedral was designed by the famous architect, Sir Christopher Wren.

someone whose job is designing things► designer

someone whose job is to design new machines, furniture, clothes etc: · Designers at Ford say the car's soft shape is supposed to be attractive to women.fashion/furniture/software etc designer: · The show features clothes by famous fashion designers like Jean-Paul Gaultier.· Anyone with experience as a Web page designer can easily get a job.

► architect

someone whose job is to design buildings: · The Imperial Hotel in Tokyo was designed by the famous architect Frank Lloyd Wright.· We're working with a team of architects on the plans for the new building.

► planner

someone who is responsible for planning something large such as a city, park, or large public building: · City planners have been working for years on a new design for the plaza.· Planners expect the new segment of the subway to carry as many as 3,000 people per day.

someone who plans something► planner

someone who works for a government or a company, and who plans how future situations and problems should be dealt with according to what they think is likely to happen: · The proposal will be carefully examined by a committee of executives, planners and consultants.financial/military/environmental etc planners: · Economic planners fear that there will be a 5% fall in real incomes next year.· a financial planner· Military planners and diplomats worry that the North's increasing distress over food supplies could provoke it to invade the South.

► architect

the person who originally thought of an important and successful plan, especially in politics or business: the architect of something: · Beveridge is usually thought of as the architect of the British National Health Service.· the chief architect of the election victory

► mastermind

a person who cleverly plans a complicated operation, especially in order to carry out a crime: · The court heard that it was Mrs Thompson who was the mastermind, not her husband.the mastermind behind/of something: · Andres is the mastermind behind a huge drug-smuggling operation.a criminal mastermind: · The film stars Morgan Freeman as a criminal mastermind.

WORD SETS► Architecture

arcade, nounarch, nounarchitect, nounarchitecture, nounatrium, nounbailey, nounbastion, nouncampanile, nouncapital, nouncaryatid, nouncloistered, adjectivecolonial, adjectiveconservationist, nounCorinthian, adjectivecornice, noundolmen, noundome, noundomed, adjectiveDoric, adjectivefloor plan, nounflying buttress, nounfolly, nounGeorgian, adjectiveGothic, adjectiveground plan, nounIonic, adjectivemodernism, nounmonolith, nounmonument, nounmonumental, adjectiveNorman, adjectiveobelisk, nounopen-plan, adjectivepedestal, nounpediment, nounperistyle, nounpitched, adjectiveplinth, nounplot, nounportico, nounquadrangle, nounrambling, adjectiverampart, nounrococo, adjectiveRomanesque, adjectivescreen, nounspan, nounsplit-level, adjectivesquare, nounstonework, nounterrace, nountracery, nountransept, nountruss, nounvaulted, adjectivevaulting, nounvestibule, noun

COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► chief

· Yakovlev, the head of Agitprop and one of the chief architects of the cut-back in provincial newspapers in January.· The chief architect of the new Web page is 18-year-old Roderick Portales.· He was the chief architect in charge of the then-burgeoning rapid transit system - and it turns out he was also a painter.· This was virtually the Conservatives in disguise with Baldwin, rather than the prime minister, Macdonald, its chief architect.· The chief architect of this incredible advance in bombing efficiency was unquestionably Don Bennett.· Mr Gates will retain strong links with the company he founded 25 years ago by becoming chairman and chief software architect.· It is now the office of the chief architect of the city of Prague.· The chief architect of the document was vice chairman Makoto Tanabe, who was widely tipped to succeed Doi as leader.

► famous

· Greenridge is a category B listed house, built in 1840 by the famous architect, Archibald Simpson.

► great

· He had Daedalus, a great architect and inventor, construct a place of confinement for him from which escape was impossible.· The characteristic styles of great architects and designers may be seen clearly reflected - Chippendale, Sheraton, Adam and Hepplewhite.· Many of the country stations did not enjoy the pedigree of great architects to sire them.

► leading

· The buildings themselves, often paid for by local philanthropists, were commissioned from leading architects.· He achieved great success and became the leading landscape architect of the day.

► local

· Three times, local architect Val Welham offered 110,000 pounds of her own money but each time it was rejected.· We visited the office of Dail Dixon, a brilliant local architect whose work we had admired.· Plans have been prepared by a local architect for a clubhouse, traditional pavilion and all-weather nets.· Orchids & Onions was founded in 1976 by local architects to improve public awareness of design.· On the other is the pressure group, Birmingham for People, championed by local architect Joe Holyoak.· Mr. Wing was a prominent local architect and he went on to design and build the House of Industry.· Find a local historian or architect who can help you in dating or describing it.· It was built in 1864 to the design of a local architect, Peter Ellis, and is of five storeys.

► main

· Mr Greenwood, who was the main architect of the currency link, thinks the present rate is about right.

► principal

· Since the death of his predecessor, Professor Blakely, he was one of its principal architects.· Horner was the principal architect of the air campaign and orchestrated its execution.· He was the principal architect of the paper's style and the only journalist involved with the original Founders.· Mr Levin, the former chief strategist of Time Inc, was a principal architect of the 1989 merger.

► young

· Christina found herself remembering the way the promising young architect had first come into their lives.· Equally outstanding is the record of a score of young architects in the country.· Soames returned from answering the door accompanied by the young architect, Holdernesse.· The young architect acknowledged that it was a tough question, that he faced it on site often.· It would be pleasant to have a film of curate Ramsey talking to the young architects of sand-castles.· He was greatly cheered to find so many young architects designing the new classical buildings of which he so much approved.· Now there is to be twinning between the two regions, to be followed by exchanges of students and younger architects.· Cassirer was a friend and sponsor of the young architect Erich Mendelsohn.

NOUN► landscape

· Finally in 1974 the San Francisco landscape architect Lawrence Halprin won the commission.· Santee recently hired a landscape architect to begin drawing designs for a skate park.· Few are any more attractive than those they have replaced, despite the work of designers and landscape architects.· The book by Folkwin Wendland, a trained garden- and landscape architect, traces its history since 1450.· By the 1920S the former had won the day and landscape architects turned their talents to municipal projects.· On this occasion Andy, the landscape architect, whom her father nicknamed Adam the gardener, was invited.· He achieved great success and became the leading landscape architect of the day.

VERB► born

· The Toronto-born architect is on a roll.

► build

· These dwellings belonged to the poorer white small holders, and were built without consultation with architects or planners.· Do they have all the things that are necessary to build the building the architect wants?

► design

· In order to create as varied development as possible, each of the five building phases will be designed by a different architect.· Palaces are designed by architects to be looked at rather than lived in.

► employ

· As a result, they have the knack of employing the best architects, but not getting the best out of them.· Thomas Hardy was employed by both architects and may have been involved in the work.

► work

· Sometimes a project of this kind will involve working alongside an architect and interior designer.· She had supervised the renovation of a large Victorian home, working with the architect and numerous subcontractors.

PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► the architect of something

Chubais was the chief architect of Russia's economic transition.
And Sculley was determined to be known as the architect of that vision.
Colonel Lewis Pick, the architect of the tribes' inundation, was the embodiment of a no-nonsense military man.
Mr Patten lost his seat of Bath despite being the architect of Mr Major's 21-seat majority.
No one knows the architect of Mission San Xavier del Bac or why one tower never was completed.
One of the first tasks for the architects of Worldwide Plaza was to determine the geological makeup of the site.
The act of being creative should relate to the Creator - the Architect of the Universe.
United were partly the architects of their own problems.

单词	architect
释义	architectar‧chi‧tect /ˈɑːkətekt $ ˈɑːr-/ ●●○ W3 noun [countable] Word Origin WORD ORIGINarchitect Origin: 1500-1600 French architecte, from Latin, from Greek architekton ‘chief builder’, from archi- ( ➔ ARCH-) + tekton ‘builder’ Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES Beveridge is usually thought of as the architect of the British National Health Service. St Paul's Cathedral was designed by the famous architect, Sir Christopher Wren. the chief architect of the election victory The Imperial Hotel in Tokyo was designed by the famous architect Frank Lloyd Wright. We're working with a team of architects on the plans for the new building. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS As well as being an architect, he is a chartered town planner, and is specially qualified in building conservation. I read the account of an architect who was consulted by a church with unsuitable premises which they wanted to adapt. Livings was their architect for the iron foundry at Stockton, which John now had ideas of enlarging. Previously, some of the most ardent opponents of architectural conservation have themselves been architects. Since the death of his predecessor, Professor Blakely, he was one of its principal architects. Weck Glass Block has introduced some new product lines to that old favorite of architects everywhere. Thesaurus Longman Language Activatorthe design of buildings► architecture the way in which buildings are designed, or the work of designing buildings: · We spent most of our time in Barcelona just looking at the architecture.· City Hall is a fine example of Gothic architecture.· She's studying architecture at college. ► architect someone whose job is to design buildings: · St Paul's Cathedral was designed by the famous architect, Sir Christopher Wren. someone whose job is designing things► designer someone whose job is to design new machines, furniture, clothes etc: · Designers at Ford say the car's soft shape is supposed to be attractive to women.fashion/furniture/software etc designer: · The show features clothes by famous fashion designers like Jean-Paul Gaultier.· Anyone with experience as a Web page designer can easily get a job. ► architect someone whose job is to design buildings: · The Imperial Hotel in Tokyo was designed by the famous architect Frank Lloyd Wright.· We're working with a team of architects on the plans for the new building. ► planner someone who is responsible for planning something large such as a city, park, or large public building: · City planners have been working for years on a new design for the plaza.· Planners expect the new segment of the subway to carry as many as 3,000 people per day. someone who plans something► planner someone who works for a government or a company, and who plans how future situations and problems should be dealt with according to what they think is likely to happen: · The proposal will be carefully examined by a committee of executives, planners and consultants.financial/military/environmental etc planners: · Economic planners fear that there will be a 5% fall in real incomes next year.· a financial planner· Military planners and diplomats worry that the North's increasing distress over food supplies could provoke it to invade the South. ► architect the person who originally thought of an important and successful plan, especially in politics or business: the architect of something: · Beveridge is usually thought of as the architect of the British National Health Service.· the chief architect of the election victory ► mastermind a person who cleverly plans a complicated operation, especially in order to carry out a crime: · The court heard that it was Mrs Thompson who was the mastermind, not her husband.the mastermind behind/of something: · Andres is the mastermind behind a huge drug-smuggling operation.a criminal mastermind: · The film stars Morgan Freeman as a criminal mastermind. WORD SETS► Architecture arcade, nounarch, nounarchitect, nounarchitecture, nounatrium, nounbailey, nounbastion, nouncampanile, nouncapital, nouncaryatid, nouncloistered, adjectivecolonial, adjectiveconservationist, nounCorinthian, adjectivecornice, noundolmen, noundome, noundomed, adjectiveDoric, adjectivefloor plan, nounflying buttress, nounfolly, nounGeorgian, adjectiveGothic, adjectiveground plan, nounIonic, adjectivemodernism, nounmonolith, nounmonument, nounmonumental, adjectiveNorman, adjectiveobelisk, nounopen-plan, adjectivepedestal, nounpediment, nounperistyle, nounpitched, adjectiveplinth, nounplot, nounportico, nounquadrangle, nounrambling, adjectiverampart, nounrococo, adjectiveRomanesque, adjectivescreen, nounspan, nounsplit-level, adjectivesquare, nounstonework, nounterrace, nountracery, nountransept, nountruss, nounvaulted, adjectivevaulting, nounvestibule, noun Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► chief · Yakovlev, the head of Agitprop and one of the chief architects of the cut-back in provincial newspapers in January.· The chief architect of the new Web page is 18-year-old Roderick Portales.· He was the chief architect in charge of the then-burgeoning rapid transit system - and it turns out he was also a painter.· This was virtually the Conservatives in disguise with Baldwin, rather than the prime minister, Macdonald, its chief architect.· The chief architect of this incredible advance in bombing efficiency was unquestionably Don Bennett.· Mr Gates will retain strong links with the company he founded 25 years ago by becoming chairman and chief software architect.· It is now the office of the chief architect of the city of Prague.· The chief architect of the document was vice chairman Makoto Tanabe, who was widely tipped to succeed Doi as leader. ► famous · Greenridge is a category B listed house, built in 1840 by the famous architect, Archibald Simpson. ► great · He had Daedalus, a great architect and inventor, construct a place of confinement for him from which escape was impossible.· The characteristic styles of great architects and designers may be seen clearly reflected - Chippendale, Sheraton, Adam and Hepplewhite.· Many of the country stations did not enjoy the pedigree of great architects to sire them. ► leading · The buildings themselves, often paid for by local philanthropists, were commissioned from leading architects.· He achieved great success and became the leading landscape architect of the day. ► local · Three times, local architect Val Welham offered 110,000 pounds of her own money but each time it was rejected.· We visited the office of Dail Dixon, a brilliant local architect whose work we had admired.· Plans have been prepared by a local architect for a clubhouse, traditional pavilion and all-weather nets.· Orchids & Onions was founded in 1976 by local architects to improve public awareness of design.· On the other is the pressure group, Birmingham for People, championed by local architect Joe Holyoak.· Mr. Wing was a prominent local architect and he went on to design and build the House of Industry.· Find a local historian or architect who can help you in dating or describing it.· It was built in 1864 to the design of a local architect, Peter Ellis, and is of five storeys. ► main · Mr Greenwood, who was the main architect of the currency link, thinks the present rate is about right. ► principal · Since the death of his predecessor, Professor Blakely, he was one of its principal architects.· Horner was the principal architect of the air campaign and orchestrated its execution.· He was the principal architect of the paper's style and the only journalist involved with the original Founders.· Mr Levin, the former chief strategist of Time Inc, was a principal architect of the 1989 merger. ► young · Christina found herself remembering the way the promising young architect had first come into their lives.· Equally outstanding is the record of a score of young architects in the country.· Soames returned from answering the door accompanied by the young architect, Holdernesse.· The young architect acknowledged that it was a tough question, that he faced it on site often.· It would be pleasant to have a film of curate Ramsey talking to the young architects of sand-castles.· He was greatly cheered to find so many young architects designing the new classical buildings of which he so much approved.· Now there is to be twinning between the two regions, to be followed by exchanges of students and younger architects.· Cassirer was a friend and sponsor of the young architect Erich Mendelsohn. NOUN► landscape · Finally in 1974 the San Francisco landscape architect Lawrence Halprin won the commission.· Santee recently hired a landscape architect to begin drawing designs for a skate park.· Few are any more attractive than those they have replaced, despite the work of designers and landscape architects.· The book by Folkwin Wendland, a trained garden- and landscape architect, traces its history since 1450.· By the 1920S the former had won the day and landscape architects turned their talents to municipal projects.· On this occasion Andy, the landscape architect, whom her father nicknamed Adam the gardener, was invited.· He achieved great success and became the leading landscape architect of the day. VERB► born · The Toronto-born architect is on a roll. ► build · These dwellings belonged to the poorer white small holders, and were built without consultation with architects or planners.· Do they have all the things that are necessary to build the building the architect wants? ► design · In order to create as varied development as possible, each of the five building phases will be designed by a different architect.· Palaces are designed by architects to be looked at rather than lived in. ► employ · As a result, they have the knack of employing the best architects, but not getting the best out of them.· Thomas Hardy was employed by both architects and may have been involved in the work. ► work · Sometimes a project of this kind will involve working alongside an architect and interior designer.· She had supervised the renovation of a large Victorian home, working with the architect and numerous subcontractors. Phrases PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► the architect of something Chubais was the chief architect of Russia's economic transition. And Sculley was determined to be known as the architect of that vision. Colonel Lewis Pick, the architect of the tribes' inundation, was the embodiment of a no-nonsense military man. Mr Patten lost his seat of Bath despite being the architect of Mr Major's 21-seat majority. No one knows the architect of Mission San Xavier del Bac or why one tower never was completed. One of the first tasks for the architects of Worldwide Plaza was to determine the geological makeup of the site. The act of being creative should relate to the Creator - the Architect of the Universe. United were partly the architects of their own problems. 1someone whose job is to design buildings2the architect of something the person who originally thought of an important and successful idea: Tinoco was one of the architects of the government’s economic reforms.
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