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单词 capitol
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
Cap•i•tol  (kap′i tl),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Governmentthe building in Washington, D.C., used by the Congress of the U.S. for its sessions.
  2. Government(often l.c.) a building occupied by a state legislature.
  3. the ancient temple of Jupiter at Rome, on the Capitoline.
  4. Ancient Historythe Capitoline.
  • Old North French
  • Latin capitōlium temple of Jupiter on Capitoline hill, Rome, taken to be a derivative of caput head; replacing Middle English capitolie
  • 1690–1700, American.
    See capital 1.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Capitol /ˈkæpɪtəl/ n
  1. another name for the Capitoline
  2. the temple on the Capitoline
  3. the Capitol ⇒ the main building of the US Congress
  4. (sometimes not capital)
    Also called: statehouse (in the US) the building housing any state legislature
Etymology: 14th Century: from Latin Capitōlium, from caput head
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