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单词 edifice
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edifice

noun
/ˈedɪfɪs/
/ˈedɪfɪs/
(formal)
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  1. a large impressive building
    • an imposing edifice
    • (figurative) The whole edifice of our civilization is built on hard work, trust and decency.
    • (figurative) an edifice of lies
    Word Originlate Middle English: via Old French from Latin aedificium, from aedis ‘dwelling’ + facere ‘make’.
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