单词 | edifice |
释义 | edificeedifice /ˈɛdəfɪs/ noun [countable] formal 1a building or structure, especially a large one: “The Times” is housed in an imposing edifice on 1st Street.2a complicated system of beliefs or ideas: The whole edifice of the family’s thinking rested on the notion of hard work. [Origin: 1300–1400 French, Latin aedificium, from aedificare to build a house] |
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