architecture
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++ar·chi·tec·ture /ˈɑːkətektʃə $ ˈɑːrkətektʃər/ ●●○ S3 W3 noun 1 [uncountable]AA the style and design of a building or buildings 建筑风格，建筑设计architecture of the architecture of Venice 威尼斯的建筑风格modern/classical/medieval etc architecture 现代/古典/中世纪等的建筑风格2 [uncountable]AA the art and practice of planning and designing buildings 建筑学 He studied architecture at university. 他在大学里读的是建筑学。3 [uncountable]DESIGN the structure of something 结构 the architecture of DNA DNA（脱氧核糖核酸）的结构4. [countable, uncountable]TD technical the structure of a computer system and the way it works 〔计算机的〕体系结构，架构 —architectural /ˌɑːkəˈtektʃərəl◂ $ ˌɑːr-/ adjective architectural features 建筑特色 —architecturally adverb Architecturally, Chengdu is quite different from most of China. 从建筑学的角度看，成都与中国大多数地方很不一样。
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architecture• This may relate to its revival in the garden, where the style, as architecture, first secured a footing.• Rottmayer played an important role in Czech architecture between 1918 and 1939.• City Hall is a fine example of Gothic architecture.• This forced on builders a simple form of Gothic architecture.• Secular remains of Gothic architecture in Czechoslovakia are fewer.• medieval architecture• Minerals are understood in terms of their molecular architecture.• She's studying architecture at college.• We spent most of our time in Barcelona just looking at the architecture.• The architecture for a balanced-budget deal is largely in place.• The architecture and culture feel pleasantly familiar and the friendly atmosphere makes Tenerife particularly attractive.• And the rooms pull a few surrealistic tricks with their architecture.modern/classical/medieval etc architecture• Competitors felt, as events were to prove with considerable justification, that official opinion favoured classical architecture.• The austerity and uniformity of much modern architecture made sculpture superfluous.• Contrary to one of the fantasies of modern architecture, brick and masonry buildings are far more flexible than concrete, steel-framed ones.• Between the wars the idea of modern architecture was a heroic adventure which could actually improve man's condition.• The foundation of the Camden Society in 1839 had promoted much more careful study of medieval architecture.• The current architectural debate has served to polarise popular opinion on modern architecture.• There is, however, apart from these regional differences, a similarity about most Scandinavian Medieval architecture.• Now, thanks to modern architecture and a porous defense, neither is a problem.From Longman Business Dictionaryarchitecturear‧chi‧tec‧ture /ˈɑːkətektʃəˈɑːrkətektʃər/ noun [uncountable]1the style or design of a buildingmodern architecture2the study and practice of planning and designing buildingsStirling went to Trinity College to study architecture.3COMPUTING the design of the different parts inside a computer and the way they work togethersoftware application architecture → client/server architecturear·chi·tec·ture nounChineseSyllable
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architecture
ar‧chi‧tec‧ture S3 W3 /ˈɑːkətektʃə, ˈɑːkɪtektʃə $ ˈɑːrkətektʃər/
noun
1. [uncountable] the style and design of a building or buildings
architecture of
the architecture of Venice
modern/classical/medieval etc architecture
2. [uncountable] the art and practice of planning and designing buildings:
He studied architecture at university.
3. [uncountable] the structure of something:
the architecture of DNA
4. [uncountable and countable] technical the structure of a computer system and the way it works
—architectural /ˌɑːkəˈtektʃərəl◂, ˌɑːkɪˈtektʃərəl◂ $ ˌɑːr-/ adjective:
architectural features
—architecturally adverb:
Architecturally, Chengdu is quite different from most of China.
ar‧chi‧tec‧ture S3 W3 /ˈɑːkətektʃə, ˈɑːkɪtektʃə $ ˈɑːrkətektʃər/
noun1. [uncountable] the style and design of a building or buildings
architecture of
modern/classical/medieval etc architecture
2. [uncountable] the art and practice of planning and designing buildings:
3. [uncountable] the structure of something:
4. [uncountable and countable] technical the structure of a computer system and the way it works
—architectural /ˌɑːkəˈtektʃərəl◂, ˌɑːkɪˈtektʃərəl◂ $ ˌɑːr-/ adjective:
—architecturally adverb:
