Word · CEFR C2 · Frequency #14141
edifice
大厦；宏伟建筑；建筑物
A large, impressive building or structure.
- 1.
A building; a structure; an architectural fabric, especially a large and spectacular one.
宏伟建筑
- 2.
a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
有屋顶和墙壁的建筑物,通常固定在一个地方
- 3.
An abstract structure, such as a school of thought, an argument, a theoretical position, etc.
抽象体系
体系；结构；架构；宏伟建筑；有屋顶和墙壁的建筑物,通常固定在一个地方；抽象体系；大厦
In use
The ancient edifice stood proudly in the center of the city, its marble columns still gleaming after centuries.
The university library is an edifice of knowledge, housing millions of books within its walls.
Modern edifices of glass and steel dominate the skyline of the financial district.
it was an imposing edifice
a/an + adjective + edifice
The city boasts an impressive edifice from the 19th century.
这座城市拥有一座令人印象深刻的19世纪大厦。
an edifice of + abstract noun
常用于比喻义，指虚假或脆弱的体系。
Their marriage was an edifice of pretense.
Connections
Collocations
- imposing edifice
- 宏伟的建筑
- The courthouse was an imposing edifice with tall marble columns.那座法院是一座带有高大大理石柱的宏伟建筑。
- crumbling edifice
- 摇摇欲坠的建筑
- The once-grand hotel is now a crumbling edifice.那座曾经辉煌的酒店如今已成为摇摇欲坠的建筑。
- historic edifice
- 历史建筑
- The town council voted to preserve the historic edifice in the square.镇议会投票决定保护广场上的那座历史建筑。
- intellectual edifice
- 思想体系
- The philosopher spent decades building an intellectual edifice of moral theory.这位哲学家花了数十年时间构建了一套道德理论的思想体系。
- social edifice
- 社会结构
- A sudden economic crisis can shake the entire social edifice.一场突如其来的经济危机可能动摇整个社会结构。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象一座宏伟建筑的门楣上刻着 EDIFICE 几个大字，看到它就想到大厦；它也可指抽象的体系、架构。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：建筑评论与新闻报道、文学作品、学术论述 edifice 属于正式用语，多用于书面语。指宏伟建筑时，常见于建筑评论、新闻报道或文学描写；指抽象体系（如思想、制度）时，多见于学术或正式论述。日常口语中较少使用，通常直接用 building 或 structure。
Pronunciation & Spelling
None of these words rhymes with edifice /ˈɛdəfəs/. The -fice spelling is usually pronounced /fɪs/ (office, artifice) or /faɪs/ (sacrifice), not /fəs/. Surface matches the weak final syllable /fəs/ but has a different stressed vowel. Accomplice is a lookalike with a different vowel and ending.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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