acropolis
英[?'kr?p?l?s]
美[?'krɑp?l?s]
- n. （古希臘都城的）衛(wèi)城；城堡
詞態(tài)變化
復(fù)數(shù):?acropolises;
中文詞源
acropolis 衛(wèi)城（雅典）
詞根acer, 尖的，高的。詞根pol, 城市，同police, 城市保護(hù)者。
英文詞源
- acropolis (n.)
- 1660s, from Latinized form of Greek akropolis "citadel" (especially that of Athens), from akros "highest, upper" (see acrid) + polis in its older sense of "citadel; enclosed space, often on high ground" (see polis).
雙語例句
- 1. The Acropolis dominates the city of Athens.
- 雅典的衛(wèi)城高聳于雅典全城之上.
來自辭典例句
- 2. The Acropolis is floodlit in the evenings.
- 夜晚泛光燈把衛(wèi)城照得通亮.
來自辭典例句
- 3. On the top of the Acropolis is the Parthenon.
- 衛(wèi)城的頂端是怕臺農(nóng)神廟.
來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
- 4. He spared no expense when he constructed the buildings of the Acropolis.
- 他不惜成本,斥下巨資建造阿克羅波利斯.
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- 5. The Eiffel Tower and the Acropolis had also been contenders.
- 埃菲爾鐵塔和雅典衛(wèi)城也參與了此次競選.
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