edifice

ed·i·fice

E0039800 (ĕd′ə-fĭs)n.1. A building, especially one of imposing appearance or size.2. An elaborate conceptual structure: observations that provided the foundation for the edifice of evolutionary theory.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin aedificium, from aedificāre, to build : aedis, a building + -ficāre, -fy.]

edifice

(ˈɛdɪfɪs) n1. a building, esp a large or imposing one2. a complex or elaborate institution or organization[C14: from Old French, from Latin aedificium, from aedificāre to build; see edify] edificial adj

ed•i•fice

(ˈɛd ə fɪs)

n. 1. a building, esp. a large or imposing one. 2. any large, complex system or organization. [1350–1400; Middle English < Anglo-French, Middle French < Latin aedificium=aedific(āre) to build (see edify) + -ium -ium¹] ed`i•fi′cial (-ˈfɪʃ əl) adj.

Thesaurus

Noun

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edifice - a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place; "there was a three-story building on the corner"; "it was an imposing edifice"buildingabattoir, butchery, slaughterhouse, shambles - a building where animals are butcheredannex, annexe, wing, extension - an addition that extends a main buildingantechamber, anteroom, entrance hall, foyer, lobby, vestibule, hall - a large entrance or reception room or areaapartment building, apartment house - a building that is divided into apartmentsarchitecture - an architectural product or workaviary, bird sanctuary, volary - a building where birds are keptbathhouse, bathing machine - a building containing dressing rooms for bathersbowling alley - a building that contains several alleys for bowlingcenter, centre - a building dedicated to a particular activity; "they were raising money to build a new center for research"chapterhouse - a building attached to a monastery or cathedral; used as a meeting place for the chapterclubhouse, club - a building that is occupied by a social club; "the clubhouse needed a new roof"quoin, corner - (architecture) solid exterior angle of a building; especially one formed by a cornerstonenook, corner - an interior angle formed by two meeting walls; "a piano was in one corner of the room"cornerstone - a stone at the outer corner of two intersecting masonry wallscornerstone - a stone in the exterior of a large and important building; usually carved with a date and laid with appropriate ceremoniescourtyard, court - an area wholly or partly surrounded by walls or buildings; "the house was built around an inner court"cullis - a gutter in a roofdorm, dormitory, residence hall, student residence, hall - a college or university building containing living quarters for studentselevator, lift - lifting device consisting of a platform or cage that is raised and lowered mechanically in a vertical shaft in order to move people from one floor to another in a buildingexterior door, outside door - a doorway that allows entrance to or exit from a buildingfarm building - a building on a farmfeedlot - a building where livestock are fattened for marketfiretrap - a building that would be hard to escape from if it were to catch firestorey, floor, story, level - a structure consisting of a room or set of rooms at a single position along a vertical scale; "what level is the office on?"foundation stone - a stone laid at a ceremony to mark the founding of a new buildinggambling den, gambling hell, gambling house, gaming house - a public building in which a variety of games of chance can be played (operated as a business)gazebo, summerhouse - a small roofed building affording shade and restgovernment building - a building that houses a branch of governmentglasshouse, greenhouse, nursery - a building with glass walls and roof; for the cultivation and exhibition of plants under controlled conditionshall - a large building for meetings or entertainmenthall - a large building used by a college or university for teaching or research; "halls of learning"Hall of Fame - a building containing trophies honoring famous peopleheating plant, heating system, heating, heat - utility to warm a building; "the heating system wasn't working"; "they have radiant heating"hotel - a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other servicescasino-hotel, hotel-casino - a building that houses both a hotel and a casinohouse - a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families; "he has a house on Cape Cod"; "she felt she had to get out of the house"house - a building in which something is sheltered or located; "they had a large carriage house"interior door - a door that closes off rooms within a buildinglibrary - a building that houses a collection of books and other materialshealth facility, healthcare facility, medical building - building where medicine is practicedministry - building where the business of a government department is transacteddead room, morgue, mortuary - a building (or room) where dead bodies are kept before burial or cremationobservatory - a building designed and equipped to observe astronomical phenomena

edifice

noun building, house, structure, construction, pile, erection, habitation a list of historical edifices she must not fail to visit

edifice

nounA usually permanent construction, such as a house or store:building, pile, structure.

Translations

大厦大建筑物

edifice

(ˈedifis) noun a building. The new cathedral is a magnificent edifice. 大廈(常指宏偉的建築物) 大厦，大建筑物