architecture
architecture
ar∙chi∙tec∙ture / ˈɑrkəˌtɛktʃə ; ˈɑ:kətektʃə /
◙noun
1. [U] the style and design of a building or buildings
• 建筑风格，建筑式样:
▪ [+of]
»the architecture of Venice
威尼斯的建筑风格
»modern / classical / medieval etc architecture
现代/古典/中世纪等的建筑式样
2. [U] the art and practice of planning and designing buildings
• 建筑学:
»He studied architecture at university.
他在大学里修读了建筑学。
3. [U] the structure of something
• 结构:
»the architecture of DNA
DNA（脱氧核糖核酸）的结构
4. [C,U] [technical] the structure of a computer system and the way it works
• 计算机的体系结构，架构
♦architectural / ˌɑrkəˈtɛktʃərəl ; ˌɑ:kəˈtektʃərəl /adj:
»architectural features
建筑特色
♦architecturallyadv:
»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。
