Word · Frequency #21065
Capitol
州议会大厦；州议会大楼
a building occupied by a state legislature
- 1.
a building occupied by a state legislature
州立法机关所在的建筑
- 2.
the government building in Washington where the United States Senate and the House of Representatives meet
美国参议院和众议院开会的华盛顿政府大楼
州立法机关所在的建筑；美国参议院和众议院开会的华盛顿政府大楼；国会大厦；州议会大厦；朱比特神庙
In use
The new capitol was built in 1910 and still houses the state legislature.
Both state capitols have public tours on weekdays.
The governor met with lawmakers inside the capitol yesterday.
a capitol
capitol 是可数名词，指州议会大厦；注意与 capital（首都；资本）区分。
Every state has a capitol.
每个州都有一座州议会大厦。
the capitol
The capitol is open to visitors.
这座州议会大厦对游客开放。
at the capitol
表示在州议会大厦这一地点时，用介词 at。
The governor spoke at the capitol.
Connections
Collocations
- state capitol
- 州议会大厦
- The governor's office is in the state capitol.州长的办公室在州议会大厦。
- capitol dome
- 议会大厦的圆顶
- The capitol dome was restored last year.议会大厦的圆顶去年进行了修复。
- capitol grounds
- 议会大厦园区；议会大厦场地
- The festival is held on the capitol grounds every summer.每年夏天，这个节日都在议会大厦园区举行。
- capitol police
- 议会大厦警察；国会警察
- The capitol police patrol the building around the clock.议会警察全天候巡逻这座大楼。
- capitol rotunda
- 议会大厦圆形大厅
- The ceremony took place in the capitol rotunda.仪式在议会大厦的圆形大厅举行。
- capitol steps
Learner notes
Memory Tip
capitol 中间是 o，像圆顶(dome)，议会大厦常有圆顶；capital 中间是 a，指首都或资本。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：新闻与政治报道、政府及法律文件、旅游指南与历史介绍 “capitol” 通常指州议会大厦，多用于正式或中性的书面语境，如新闻报道、政府文件或旅游介绍；日常对话中相对少见。
Pronunciation & Spelling
只有 capital 与 capitol 读音完全相同，是一对同音词。hospital、pistol、total、vital、crystal 虽然结尾都有近似的 /təl/，但重音元音不同，并不押韵，注意不要按拼写类推读音。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.