英语词汇“ziggurat”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

A ziggurat is a rectangular temple or terraced mound built by ancient Assyrians and Babylonians. Visit Iran and you might have a chance to see the Choqa Zanbil, one of the best preserved ancient ziggurats.

Ziggurat comes from the Assyrian ziqquratu meaning "height, pinnacle." Some people believe the top of each ziggurat was used as a shrine. Others believe it was a high place where priests could seek refuge during floods. Today, this tiered rectangular shape still inspires certain architecture, particularly hotels or massive buildings.

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ziggurat: ziggurats

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In Doha, Qatar, the Museum of Islamic Art, a stylized ziggurat designed by I. M.

The New Yorker(Dec 11, 2016)

And the militants bulldozed Nimrud’s ziggurat, the mud-brick base of a once-soaring ancient temple, reducing it to a nondescript pile of dirt.

Washington Post(Nov 16, 2016)

It was all that was left of a tower, or Ziggurat, which had overlooked the ancient city ruins.

BBC(Nov 16, 2016)

n a rectangular tiered temple or terraced mound erected by the ancient Assyrians and Babylonians

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Tower of Babel

(Genesis 11:1-11) a tower built by Noah's descendants (probably in Babylon) who intended it to reach up to heaven; God foiled them by confusing their language so they could no longer understand one another

temple

an edifice devoted to special or exalted purposes

单词	ziggurat
释义	ziggurat (once / 80955 pages) n A ziggurat is a rectangular temple or terraced mound built by ancient Assyrians and Babylonians. Visit Iran and you might have a chance to see the Choqa Zanbil, one of the best preserved ancient ziggurats. Ziggurat comes from the Assyrian ziqquratu meaning "height, pinnacle." Some people believe the top of each ziggurat was used as a shrine. Others believe it was a high place where priests could seek refuge during floods. Today, this tiered rectangular shape still inspires certain architecture, particularly hotels or massive buildings. WORD FAMILY ziggurat: ziggurats USAGE EXAMPLES In Doha, Qatar, the Museum of Islamic Art, a stylized ziggurat designed by I. M. The New Yorker(Dec 11, 2016) And the militants bulldozed Nimrud’s ziggurat, the mud-brick base of a once-soaring ancient temple, reducing it to a nondescript pile of dirt. Washington Post(Nov 16, 2016) It was all that was left of a tower, or Ziggurat, which had overlooked the ancient city ruins. BBC(Nov 16, 2016) n a rectangular tiered temple or terraced mound erected by the ancient Assyrians and Babylonians Syn\|Exp\|Hyper zikkurat, zikurat Tower of Babel (Genesis 11:1-11) a tower built by Noah's descendants (probably in Babylon) who intended it to reach up to heaven; God foiled them by confusing their language so they could no longer understand one another temple an edifice devoted to special or exalted purposes
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