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campanile

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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cam·pa·ni·le /ˌkæmpəˈniːli/ noun [countable]  AATBBa high bell tower that is usually separate from any other building 〔通常与其他建筑物分立的〕钟楼
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campanileThe adjacent campanile is also interesting and is a combination of Norman and Byzantine work.The great campanile, over 300 feet in height, was built between the twelfth and sixteenth centuries.In front of this again is an octagonal baptistery and further west still a later campanile.A Medieval campanile has been added to one end of the Mausoleum and a Choir at the other.Today only the superb campanile and a section of the right side of the church remain from the original fourteenth-century building.They were also responsible for the reliefs decorating the campanile of the cathedral in Split.Jasper stood looking at the bell rope which came out of a small square aperture at what was the base of the campanile.The campaniles were separate but not generally as tall as Lombard ones.
Origin campanile (1600-1700) Italian campana bell, from Late Latin; → CAMPANOLOGY
cam·pa·ni·le nounChineseSyllable
Corpus separate that usually tower a bell high is


campanile
campanile /ˌkæmpəˈniːli/ noun [countable]
 Date: 1600-1700
 Language: Italian
 Origin: campana 'bell', from Late Latin; campanology
a high bell tower that is usually separate from any other building


cam·pa·nileBrE /ˌkæmpəˈniːli/ 🔊NAmE /ˌkæmpəˈniːli/ 🔊 nouna tower that contains a bell, especially one that is not part of another building (尤指独立的)钟楼