edifice

• 指宏大、雄伟或结构复杂的建筑物，通常有屋顶和墙壁，固定建造在一个地方。也可引申为任何庞大而复杂的体系或组织。

A noun referring to a large, imposing, or complex structure, typically a building with a roof and walls that stands permanently in one place.

1. Physical structureB2formal

   A large, imposing building or structure, typically with historical or architectural significance.

   大厦

   • The ancient edifice stood proudly in the city square.
   • They spent years restoring the crumbling edifice.
   • The government constructed a new edifice to house the national archives.
   • Tourists admired the marble edifice of the cathedral.

   同义词buildingconstructionmonumentpilestructure

2. Figurative structureC1formal

   A complex system of beliefs, institutions, or practices that is built up over time.

   复杂体系

   • The whole edifice of his argument collapsed under scrutiny.
   • They constructed a vast edifice of lies to cover the scandal.
   • The legal edifice of the country is based on centuries of precedent.
   • Her theory was an intellectual edifice built on solid evidence.

   同义词apparatusconstructframeworkstructuresuperstructuresystem

   反义词ruinwreck