architecture

architecture
noun
[mass noun]
  1. the art or practice of designing and constructing buildings
    建筑艺术,建筑业
    ■the style in which a building is designed and constructed, especially with regard to a specific period, place, or culture
    (尤指一定时期、地域或文化的)建筑风格
    Georgian architecture.
    乔治王朝时代的建筑风格。
  2. the complex or carefully designed structure of something
    (复杂或精心设计的)结构
    the chemical architecture of the human brain.
    人脑的化学结构。
    ■[count noun]the conceptual structure and logical organization of a computer or computer-based system
    计算机(或计算机系统)的概念结构(或逻辑架构)
派生
architectural
adjective
architecturally
adverb
语源
  1. mid 16th cent.: from Latin architectura, from architectus (see architect)
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