acropolis
英 [?'kr?p?l?s]
美[?'krɑp?l?s]
- n. （古希臘都城的）衛城；城堡
詞態變化
復數:?acropolises;
中文詞源
acropolis 衛城（雅典）
詞根acer, 尖的，高的。詞根pol, 城市，同police, 城市保護者。
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.
- 夜晚泛光燈把衛城照得通亮.
來自辭典例句
- 3. On the top of the Acropolis is the Parthenon.
- 衛城的頂端是怕臺農神廟.
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- 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城也參與了此次競選.
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